[Recovery] TWRP 3.1.1-x for T31x - Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Android Development

I have compiled from source TWRP for use with the T310, T311, and T315.
You can view TWRP source changes/updates HERE.
After installing, it will ask you upon leaving TWRP if you want to install TWRP app. Just select "Do Not Install" and uncheck the options and it shouldn't ask anymore.
Click HERE for the latest version.
OTG storage also works and can be used for "backing up to" and "flashing from".
Please report any bugs here in this thread. Be sure to include which device you have.
Please take a moment to say thanks and/or donate to @ketut.kumajaya for providing us with a working source tree for CM which I used to compile this recovery.
Credits go to:
@ketut.kumajaya for CM source tree for our devices
and of course the Team Win group
Supplied in 2 formats:
Odin flashable tar.md5 (for first time installation)
.img file (for those who use already have a version of TWRP installed or those who use Flashify or other direct methods).
Instructions for ODIN: (use the one with "tar" in the name)
1. Download ODIN on your computer.
2. Power off the device.
3. Restart in "Download Mode" by holding the "HOME" button, "Volume Down" and "Power" all at the same time (for about 5 seconds).
4. Hit the "Volume Up" to enter download mode.
5. Start the ODIN exe program. See notes about ODIN below. I recommend that you un-check auto-reboot.
6. Connect the device via USB to your computer. Verify the device shows as "Added" in the Message box. If it doesn't show then you need the Samsung USB drivers (just install KIES to get them).
7. Select "PDA" then choose the recovery file you want to flash. (Extracted from downloaded .zip.)
8. Hit "START"
9. Wait for device to restart. Skip this step if you unchecked auto reboot in Odin.
10. Restart to recovery mode to verify it works (Hold POWER, Volume UP, and the HOME button all at the same time. When you see the Samsung Logo, let go of the POWER button, but keep holding the Volume UP and HOME until you see the recovery screen).
After installing, it will ask you upon leaving TWRP if you want to install TWRP app. Just select "Do Not Install" and uncheck the options and it shouldn't ask anymore.
Notes about ODIN
--Make sure that "Re-Partition" is NOT checked.
--Auto Reboot can be un-checked if TWRP doesn't flash correctly on your device. Some have reported that un-checking Auto Reboot fixes this issue. If you un-check Auto Reboot, you will need to reboot the device yourself (refer back to step 10).
Instructions for flashing the .img:
Boot into your previously installed TWRP recovery.
Select the Install option.
Select "Install Image"; then select the .img file.
Choose "recovery" option.
Flash.
Reboot recovery.
Enjoy your new recovery.
Flash at own risk!!!!
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DOWNLOADS
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gr8nole said:
I have compiled from source TWRP 2.6.3.0 for use with the T310, T311, and T315.
This can be used to flash KitKat based roms. If you want to dual-boot, then you will still need to use the special version of Philz recovery repacked by @ketut.kumajaya.
OTG storage also works and can be used for "backing up to" and "flashing from".
Please report any bugs here in this thread. Be sure to include which device you have.
Please take a moment to say thanks and/or donate to @ketut.kumajaya for providing us with a working source tree for CM which I used to compile this recovery.
I have a T310, so I haven't tested the T311 & T315 version.
Credits go to:
@ketut.kumajaya for CM source tree for our devices
and of course the Team Win group
Instructions for ODIN: (use the one with "tar" in the name)
1. Download ODIN on your computer (just do a google search to find it...version 3.07 will work fine). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539
2. Power off the device.
3. Restart in "Download Mode" by holding the "HOME" button, "Volume Down" and "Power" all at the same time (for about 5 seconds).
4. Hit the "Volume Up" to enter download mode.
5. Start the ODIN exe program. See notes about ODIN below. I recommend that you un-check auto-reboot.
6. Connect the device via USB to your computer. Verify the device shows as "Added" in the Message box. If it doesn't show then you need the Samsung USB drivers (just install KIES to get them).
7. Select "PDA" then choose the recovery file you want to flash. (Extracted from downloaded .zip.)
8. Hit "START"
9. Wait for device to restart. Skip this step if you unchecked auto reboot in Odin.
10. Restart to recovery mode to verify it works (Hold POWER, Volume UP, and the HOME button all at the same time. When you see the Samsung Logo, let go of the POWER button, but keep holding the Volume UP and HOME until you see the recovery screen).
Notes about ODIN
--Make sure that "Re-Partition" is NOT checked.
--Auto Reboot can be un-checked if TWRP doesn't flash correctly on your device. Some have reported that un-checking Auto Reboot fixes this issue. If you un-check Auto Reboot, you will need to reboot the device yourself (refer back to step 10).
Instructions for recovery flashable version:
Boot into your previously installed custom recovery.
Select the Install Zip option.
Find the recovery zip.
Flash.
Reboot recovery.
Enjoy your new recovery.
Flash at own risk!!!!
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Flashed...works like a boss! Thanks!

Thanks work perfect..:good:
"Just my opinion please add menu for backup EFS because very important"
(sorry for bad my English)

abdoel_046 said:
Thanks work perfect..:good:
"Just my opinion please add menu for backup EFS because very important"
(sorry for bad my English)
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Will update that later tonight.

All versions updated to include EFS as a backup option.
If you downloaded before this post was made, please download again if you want to backup EFS.

gr8nole said:
All versions updated to include EFS as a backup option.
If you downloaded before this post was made, please download again if you want to backup EFS.
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Thanks gr8nole, finally a working version of TWRP that works with KitKat, as far as I can tell everything is working as it should :good:

Thanks for 2.6. Any compelling reason to flash this other than kitkat compatibility?

gr8nole said:
Will update that later tonight.
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:good::good:
wow very fast Thank you @gr8nole

Working like a charm. Thank you.

Thanks gra8nole, nice work. Had a dodgy cwm recovery(i must have got wrong one) which was useful to flash your zip file, now I have a working touch recovery on my tab thanks to you!
Sent from my SM-T310 using xda premium

Hi gr8nole,
I know it's just been released today but do you have any plans to bump this upto 2.7 in the future? - http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...ed-to-version-2-7-with-a-ton-of-new-features/
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
Thanks :good:

Gilly10 said:
Hi gr8nole,
I know it's just been released today but do you have any plans to bump this upto 2.7 in the future? - http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...ed-to-version-2-7-with-a-ton-of-new-features/
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
Thanks :good:
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Their github has not been updated since last November. The github "branch" has been showing as 2.7 for months, but was still only 2.6.3.0. Can't update until they release source code.
Edit: Looks like they moved their source to the Omni rom github. Updates will be made in the near future.

Gilly10 said:
Hi gr8nole,
I know it's just been released today but do you have any plans to bump this upto 2.7 in the future? - http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...ed-to-version-2-7-with-a-ton-of-new-features/
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
Thanks :good:
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Updated to 2.7.0.0

gr8nole said:
Updated to 2.7.0.0
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That's great, thanks :good:

Can this be flashed by way of recovery using Phil's?
Sent from my SM-T310 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Tarheel said:
Can this be flashed by way of recovery using Phil's?
Sent from my SM-T310 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Yes, just choose the one with "flashable" in the name.

Thank you
Sent from my SM-T310 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Hey @gr8nole can you please share your build-flags for Tab 3 ?
Need to compare them with the build flags on my android-4.4 device tree (for OmniROM)

Android-Andi said:
Hey @gr8nole can you please share your build-flags for Tab 3 ?
Need to compare them with the build flags on my android-4.4 device tree (for OmniROM)
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I'll get them to you tomorrow morning.
Sent from my SCH-I605

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[ROOT][GUIDE]SGS4[I9506-E330s][DOWNLOAD][4.4.2 SUPPORT]

Please read the guides below before asking questions
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This CWM and Root Method is tested from many users and at least by me on this devices GT-I9506 and SHV-E330S!!
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USE THIS GUIDE WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DO AND YOU DONT CARE ABOUT KNOX WARRANTY 0x1b !!!
IF YOU DONT WANT TO VOID YOUR KNOX WARRANTY STOP READING THE TEXT BELOW AND GO OUT OF THIS THREAD..... Thanks !!!
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----- SHORT DECLARATION - ODIN3 -----​
PDA refers to the build version of the firmware
Phone refers to the baseband/modem version
CSC is the consumer software customisation and is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.
CSC has nothing to do with what languages the firmware supports and it will not add keyboard language support either.
.PIT refers to the partition information table you only need it if you screw up your partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the partition table layout. It's very likely you may never have to use this.
If the package only contains one .tar archive then it will have everything, pda+phone+csc, in the one file.
If it has multiple .tar archive then:
• The .tar with modem in the name is the phone/baseband bit of the package
• .tar with csc/multi-csc in the name is the csc bit of the package
• .tar with code/PDA in the name is the PDA part of the firmware package
If this is the case you will need to put these .tar archives in the specific areas of Odin to flash the update
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Get -->Odin3<-- Just extract Odin folder and keep the odin3.ini file in it.
I use v1.85 in this guide you can use also the latest version... it doesnt matter.
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----- FLASHING WITH ODIN3 v1.85 -----
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1. Just download the CWM version you want from the 2nd post. It must be a .tar or .tar.md5 file!!
2. Reboot your phone to download mode.
To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key + press the power button .
You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!
3. Start Odin
4. Click on the PDA button and browse to the .tar or .tar.md5 file that you downloaded in step 1
5. PLEASE DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION!!!
6. Connect the USB cable and wait for the ID:COM section to turn yellow
Should look like this screenshot:
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"lightbox_share": "Share",
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7. Click start to flash
8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device, it will reboot when it finishes.
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-- ROOT METHOD SGS4 I9506 + E330S --
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The following root file was made for the E330S and works also on I9506.
The only difference to the original file is that i changed the Korean superSU.apk with the International free superSU.apk from great Chainfire´s thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Now you are able to read the text and dont need to learn Korean language
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1. Download ROOT_E330S_I9506_v2.zip and Latest UPDATE-SuperSU-vX.xx.zip package fom Chainfire!!!!!
3. Transfer the file ROOT_E330S_I9506_v2.zip and UPDATE-SuperSU-vX.xx.zip to the extSDCARD(the SDCARD where you afterwards plugged in!!) or the SDCARD(from your device)
4. Turn off your Device
5. After device completely OFF - Enter Recovery
-->Entering Recovery:
- Hold Volume UP + Power Button
- When device turns ON, RELEASE POWER BUTTON when it says RECOVERY BOOTING (ignore the text "SECURE FAIL: Recovery" since you flashed CWM ....)
- Will Enter Recovery
6. Select install Zip
6.1 Select choose zip from external SDCARD(if you transferred it on SDCARD where you afterwards plugged in!!) or choose zip from SDCARD(from your device)
7. Select file ROOT_E330S_I9506_v2.zip
8. Move to YES - Install ROOT_E330S_I9506_v2.zip touch it or Push the Power button
9. Return to CWM main menu
10. Select install Zip
10.1 Select choose zip from external SDCARD(if you transferred it on SDCARD where you afterwards plugged in!!) or choose zip from SDCARD(from your device)
11. Select file UPDATE-SuperSU-vX.xx.zip
12. Move to YES - Install UPDATE-SuperSU-vX.xx.zip touch it or Push the Power button
13. When update procedure finished, REBOOT.
Now your device is rooted!
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Cheers
If i forgot something or it is wrong just post here in thread Thanks!
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Cwm - versions - download
On this Post you can dowload the CWM to flash it with ODIN to your device.
FOLDER: 1_CWM_FILE_I9506_E330S
1. Chenglu_cwm_recovery_6.0.3.7(0905)-fix-exSdcard.tar <-- build from Chenglu @Chenglu aka github: xiaolu
2. Philz_Touch _CWM_6.3.7_V5.15.0_unofficial.tar <-- a unofficial build by unknown from @Phil3759 - Philz Touch CWM -- github: philz_touch_cwm6
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Many thanks to this persons!!! a big -> ^^
FOLLOWING CWM IS SPECIALLY TESTED AND MODIFIED FOR GT-I9506!! (NOT TESTED ON E330S!!)
FOLDER: 1.1_CWM_FILE_I9506
1. Philz_Touch__CWM_6.3.7_V5.15.0_unofficial_(fixed_preload).tar <-- a unofficial build modified for I9506 by xenix96 from @Phil3759 - Philz Touch CWM -- github: philz_touch_cwm6
2. CWM_6.0.4.6_Non-Touch_GT-I9506.tar <-- a unofficial CWM build from @dridri85 -- github: dridri / android_device_samsung_ks01lte
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Happy debloating guys
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another one ^^^^^^
^^ last one ................
Thanks! xenix96.
This Works great for my I9506.
Thanks xenix96!
If it wasn't for you I would still be with a castrated beast.
I just want to ask if this custom version of Phil's Touch has less features compared to the common one we all know?
Otherwise I will have to install the CWM, but I don't like it.
Sent from my (soon rooted) Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE+ (GT-I9506)
Cr4z33 said:
Thanks xenix96!
If it wasn't for you I would still be with a castrated beast.
I just want to ask if this custom version of Phil's Touch has less features compared to the common one we all know?
Otherwise I will have to install the CWM, but I don't like it.
Sent from my (soon rooted) Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE+ (GT-I9506)
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I use this unoffcial release of philz cwm cause it has much more features and mostly all features working.
aroma file manager, terminal, script thing i didnt tested and really never used it.
the chenglu cwm got only the basic features of cwm like we all know from source. for all who dont want more its also great
ok kids and wife waiting for to make breakfeast
Cheers
Sent from my GT-I9506 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
xenix96 said:
I use this unoffcial release of philz cwm cause it has much more features and mostly all features working.
aroma file manager, terminal, script thing i didnt tested and really never used it.
the chenglu cwm got only the basic features of cwm like we all know from source. for all who dont want more its also great
ok kids and wife waiting for to make breakfeast
Cheers
Sent from my GT-I9506 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Yeah I choosed the same.
I only suggest you to add at step #6 of the flashing tut the link to the Samsung USB drivers as it's a common thing people might forget to install and therefore the device wouldn't be detected when connecting by USB.
Now thanks to you I can finally back everything up with Titanium and flash another ROM (the NEE one)!
Remember to setup a Beer button so that we can offer you one.
Cr4z33 said:
Yeah I choosed the same.
I only suggest you to add at step #6 of the flashing tut the link to the Samsung USB drivers as it's a common thing people might forget to install and therefore the device wouldn't be detected when connecting by USB.
Now thanks to you I can finally back everything up with Titanium and flash another ROM (the NEE one)!
Remember to setup a Beer button so that we can offer you one.
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well if you take a look to my signature and push to the thread with firmwares....then go to rooting section theire i wrote the samsung drivers ....
on this currently thread i thought everyone knows that we need driver to communicate with device....
but your 100% right i have to explain that for those who dont know that.
so i will add this evening
i got a beer button under my avatar but for that you guys dont need do anything.
spare your beers for real developer !!!
i hope we get some devs for this device
I just gathered informations - tested - and share it with you guys. nothing special for me.
cheers
Sent from my GT-I9506 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I have chosen Philz Touch CWM and im not able to mount my external SD card. Did you guys have the same problem?
I alwys get the message: Can't mount /external_sd/
But internal SD card is working.
Edit: Ok... was able to get access to external SD card with Chenglu's CWM
boart
No i had no problems with the external sd card.
Rechargelegend said:
boart
No i had no problems with the external sd card.
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Same.
boart said:
I have chosen Philz Touch CWM and im not able to mount my external SD card. Did you guys have the same problem?
I alwys get the message: Can't mount /external_sd/
But internal SD card is working.
Edit: Ok... was able to get access to external SD card with Chenglu's CWM
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with philz cwm there is also no problem with extsdcard. i can make backups,restore and install from extsdcard
Sent from my GT-I9506 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
worked a treat
cheers
this morning I got really happy reading this thread :good::good::good::good: - luckily a way to get my I9506 (probably one of the very first delivered ones in germany) rooted
many thanks for generating a way to root!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BTW: Are there already some other modem versions available or does anyone have some experiences with the dfiferent modem versions?
boart said:
I have chosen Philz Touch CWM and im not able to mount my external SD card. Did you guys have the same problem?
I alwys get the message: Can't mount /external_sd/
But internal SD card is working.
Edit: Ok... was able to get access to external SD card with Chenglu's CWM
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Same problem here. No ext sd card access here with Phils.
Do you remove the sd before going into CWM? Format is exFAT.
Thanks!
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puschel_1 said:
Same problem here. No ext sd card access here with Phils.
Do you remove the sd before going into CWM? Format is exFAT.
Thanks!
Gesendet von meinem GT-I9506 mit Tapatalk 2
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I just used Chenglus CWM. No problem with getting access to the SD Card with it.
Well finally the root is here cheers the beers are on their way..........
Anywho have not done the root yet. Before I do is there a way of backing up what I have no so if something happens(touch wood) I can revert back to what I have now?
Also in a dummies guide sentence what is the knox warranty googled it and still not sure
Cheers
funkyirishman said:
Well finally the root is here cheers the beers are on their way..........
Anywho have not done the root yet. Before I do is there a way of backing up what I have no so if something happens(touch wood) I can revert back to what I have now?
Also in a dummies guide sentence what is the knox warranty googled it and still not sure
Cheers
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I actually had my contacts saved on the Google account and you can do the same.
Save the SMS with SMS Backup & Restore.
Everything else can be moved to your computer and back.
I then rooted the phone, installed Titanium Backup and went on with a complete apps, data and settings backup.
Even after flashing the NEE firmware everything (but root and CWM) was there without the need of a restore.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE+ (GT-I9506)
Cheers
Went to load the tar file using odin but when I connected the phone it installed the software and then opened Odin and loaded file and then connected phone but it did not go yellow see below it went a light blue?
Anyone know what maybe causing this?

[GUIDE] Installing a Custom Recovery and Rooting the Developer Edition Galaxy S5

Installing a Custom Recovery and Rooting the Verizon Developer Edition Galaxy S5​
This only applies to the Verizon Developer Edition Galaxy S5, NOT the regular Retail Verizon Galaxy S5.
Given that is a Developer Edition device I would assume a basic understanding of Android, adb and other tools needed.
Let’s install a custom recovery (in our case TRWP), then install Root (in our case SuperSU), then make sure we do a backup of the whole device, just in case.
Install Samsung USB drivers. (They are on the “CD-ROM” that mounts when you plug in the phone in the computer, or can be found here).
Turn off "Reactivation Lock" in Settings > General > Security
Download Odin 3.07 here.
Download the .tar version of TWRP from here.
Download the .zip file for the SuperSU install from here and copy it somewhere on your phone.
Select Odin, click the right button and select “Run as Administrator” (Just to be on the safe side).
Power Off the Phone and reboot in Download Mode (hold the menu button and volume down buttons then press the power button until the device reboots).
Make sure the phone is detected, then click the PDA button, select the .tar file downloaded on Step 4. Make sure that only “Auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time” are selected. Click the “Start” button. The Phone should reboot once finished.
Power Off the Phone and reboot in Recovery Mode (hold the menu button and volume up buttons then press the power button until the device reboots).
Install the SuperSU .zip file from step 5.
Now it is also a good time to make full backup of the phone from TWRP. Reboot when done.
?
Profit
Once Rooted you can use Xposed installer, AdAway, Root explorer and Titanium Backup to clean up personalize your phone (See next post).
Customization with Xposed installer, AdAway, Root explorer and Titanium Backup.
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Data Icons from the Xposed module "Samsung Data Connection Icon Fix"
Color Changes and Reboot menu from "Wanam Xposed".
clemson91 said:
I got the Native hotspot working great using the Xposed Framework, then download X Tether in the Xposed app, and works perfectly. You can also add the hotspot toggle to the quick settings
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If you are a Beautiful Widgets user, I have made a Galaxy S5 Lockscreen clock (Look for "Galaxy S5 Lockscreen" by timetoy; You'll have to set the background to Transparent; There is a bug with the dots, this is as big as they get)
Here are some Recovery-installable recoveries (oh so meta...)
Philz touch 6.41.6
TWRP 2.7.0.0
TWRP 2.7.1.0
Know issues:
Here how to get S Health and Xposed to work together: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52213118&postcount=26
1st one to thank!
Thanks I was hoping for a guide just like this. My DevS5 comes in Monday, I guess by next day delivery they mean the next 5th day delivery, but I'm going to test out some mods for other carriers S5's, and hopefully we can get a nice list of working mods going.
clemson91 said:
Thanks I was hoping for a guide just like this. My DevS5 comes in Monday, I guess by next day delivery they mean the next 5th day delivery, but I'm going to test out some mods for other carriers S5's, and hopefully we can get a nice list of working mods going.
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No one under the verizon Samsung galaxy s5 subforum has a Verizon Samsung galaxy s5 developer edition phone..........
Why are the admins allowing this to continue?
thewebsiteisdown said:
No one under the verizon Samsung galaxy s5 subforum has a Verizon Samsung galaxy s5 developer edition phone..........
Why are the admins allowing this to continue?
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Because you are wrong. The Verizon s5 and verizon dev s5 are the same forum. You'd know that if you read the other threads.
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
Has anyone tested this?
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
timeToy said:
Installing a Custom Recovery and Rooting the Verizon Developer Edition Galaxy S5​
This only applies to the Verizon Developer Edition Galaxy S5, NOT the regular Retail Verizon Galaxy S5.
Given that is a Developer Edition device I would assume a basic understanding of Android, adb and other tools needed.
Let’s install a custom recovery (in our case TRWP), then install Root (in our case SuperSU), then make sure we do a backup of the whole device, just in case.
Install Samsung USB drivers. (They are on the “CD-ROM” that mounts when you plug in the phone in the computer, or can be found here).
Download Odin 3.07 here.
Download the .tar version of TWRP from here.
Download the .zip file for the SuperSU install from here and copy it somewhere on your phone.
Select Odin, click the right button and select “Run as Administrator” (Just to be on the safe side).
Power Off the Phone and reboot in Download Mode (hold the menu button and volume down buttons then press the power button until the device reboots).
Make sure the phone is detected, then click the PDA button, select the .tar file downloaded on Step 3. Make sure that only “Auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time” are selected. Click the “Start” button. The Phone should reboot once finished.
Power Off the Phone and reboot in Recovery Mode (hold the menu button and volume up buttons then press the power button until the device reboots).
Install the SuperSU .zip file from step 4.
Now it is also a good time to make full backup of the phone from TWRP. Reboot when done.
?
Profit
Once Rooted you can use Xposed installer, AdAway, Root explorer and Titanium Backup to clean up personalize your phone (See next post).
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Nice straight forward guide. Oden 3.09 Worked well too. It has AP instead of the PDA field.
Thanks,
Versatile1 said:
Has anyone tested this?
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Yes it works perfectly, and takes no time at all. Also this is my first experience with Xposed, and it's incredible how many options you have and how it well it works universally on many devices.
Versatile1 said:
Has anyone tested this?
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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Everything I post, I personally have testing it.
timeToy said:
Everything I post, I personally have testing it.
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Thanks. Worked great. Deodexed, brightness bar removed. Hotspot toggle added with native WifiHotSpot hack. Next reboot options and I should be good.
Thank you!
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Installing a Custom Recovery and Rooting the Verizon Developer Edition Galaxy S5​
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Install Samsung USB drivers. (They are on the “CD-ROM” that mounts when you plug in the phone in the computer, or can be found here).
Turn off "Reactivation Lock" in Settings > General > Security
Download Odin 3.07 here.
Download the .tar version of TWRP from here.
Download the .zip file for the SuperSU install from here and copy it somewhere on your phone.
Select Odin, click the right button and select “Run as Administrator” (Just to be on the safe side).
Power Off the Phone and reboot in Download Mode (hold the menu button and volume down buttons then press the power button until the device reboots).
Make sure the phone is detected, then click the PDA button, select the .tar file downloaded on Step 3. Make sure that only “Auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time” are selected. Click the “Start” button. The Phone should reboot once finished.
Power Off the Phone and reboot in Recovery Mode (hold the menu button and volume up buttons then press the power button until the device reboots).
Install the SuperSU .zip file from step 4.
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First off, I'd like to thank you for sharing!
Minor feedback:
I suspect that step 2 was appended. As such, in steps 8 and 10 the reference to prior steps needs +1. So, step 8 should refer back to step 4 and step 10 should refer back to step 5.
Thank you!
chefberardi said:
(...)Minor feedback:
I suspect that step 2 was appended. As such, in steps 8 and 10 the reference to prior steps needs +1. So, step 8 should refer back to step 4 and step 10 should refer back to step 5.(...)
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Good catch, I have fixed it. thanks
Great guide, I had to wing it before the guide
I can confirm this works, exactly how I did it...
Hi guys, i'm trying to figure out if i need to Root and install TWRP Recovery 1st to be able to backup the bootloader, or do i need to backup the bootloader before i do any of these steps?
Strange, this didn't work for me. Odin went through and then threw out a fail.
das7982's Odin rescue/rooted image, that worked w/ Odin and got me back up again.
netlon said:
Strange, this didn't work for me. Odin went through and then threw out a fail(...)
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Did you turn off "Reactivation Lock" in Settings > General > Security?
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Did you turn off "Reactivation Lock" in Settings > General > Security?
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Ahh, your right, I didn't. I just saw Odin and thought it was the usual rinse/repeat steps and stupidly ignored the steps before.
timeToy said:
Installing a Custom Recovery and Rooting the Verizon Developer Edition Galaxy S5​
This only applies to the Verizon Developer Edition Galaxy S5, NOT the regular Retail Verizon Galaxy S5.
Given that is a Developer Edition device I would assume a basic understanding of Android, adb and other tools needed.
Let’s install a custom recovery (in our case TRWP), then install Root (in our case SuperSU), then make sure we do a backup of the whole device, just in case.
Install Samsung USB drivers. (They are on the “CD-ROM” that mounts when you plug in the phone in the computer, or can be found here).
Turn off "Reactivation Lock" in Settings > General > Security
Download Odin 3.07 here.
Download the .tar version of TWRP from here.
Download the .zip file for the SuperSU install from here and copy it somewhere on your phone.
Select Odin, click the right button and select “Run as Administrator” (Just to be on the safe side).
Power Off the Phone and reboot in Download Mode (hold the menu button and volume down buttons then press the power button until the device reboots).
Make sure the phone is detected, then click the PDA button, select the .tar file downloaded on Step 4. Make sure that only “Auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time” are selected. Click the “Start” button. The Phone should reboot once finished.
Power Off the Phone and reboot in Recovery Mode (hold the menu button and volume up buttons then press the power button until the device reboots).
Install the SuperSU .zip file from step 5.
Now it is also a good time to make full backup of the phone from TWRP. Reboot when done.
?
Profit
Once Rooted you can use Xposed installer, AdAway, Root explorer and Titanium Backup to clean up personalize your phone (See next post).
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This will not work with users who have Mac. Any suggestions on how to proceed further?
Droid9684 said:
This will not work with users who have Mac. Any suggestions on how to proceed further?
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1vaw4w/jodin3_now_os_x_and_linux_users_can_use_odin_from/
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DISCONTINUED [STOCK ROM/TWRP/ROOT/OC-UV] RCA 7' Voyager (RCT6773W22) MT8127

DISCONTINUED - Left for research and archive purposes.
After much hardwork @codelover and I are pleased to release both stock rom as well as TWRP 2.8.6.0
for the 2 known variants v31 and v38. Please make sure you download and flash for your specific variant. Check faq if you do not know which variant you have.
REQUIRED FOR BOTH VARIANTS:
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10TP 32bit or 64bit
SPFT (Windows Version) “linux version coming soon”
Correct Scatter File
Preloader Drivers (if you do not know how to install manually go here)
ADB
A Brain
Usage:
For flashing either pre-rooted Rom and/or TWRP you will need spft+scatter file. It is imperative that you make sure that if you got a v31 you only uses v31 files not v38. Same for the v38 users only use v38 files. You have been warned.
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Flashing Rom:
Make sure
Run the file flash_tool.exe
Click on scatter-loading and select your MT8127_Android_scatter_RCA_Vx.txt file
Make sure all listed files are checked and if any isn't double click on it and select the appropriate file
Leave settings as Download Only “if working tab Format All + Download "if wont boot' then hit the Download button
Make sure your tablet is completely switched off then connect it to your PC and the flashing process will commence immediately.
Once it's done, you'll see the tick sign below and that's all. Reboot your device and setup your device afresh.
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Flashing TWRP:
Same as above except only check mark recovery and select “recovery_twrp2860_vXX.img” and nothing else then proceed.
How to ROOT:
*With stock recovery: Kingo
*With TWRP: SuperSu
DOWNLOADS:
(V31.0 USERS ONLY)
Pre-Rooted Stock ROM (scatter file included in zip and attached below)
TWRP 2.8.6.0 (scatter file included in zip and attached below)
EDIT: TOUCH FOR v31 TWRP IS MISALIGNED FIX IN PROGRESS. LINK REMOVED UNTIL THEN
(V38-V1.8.0 USERS ONLY)
Pre-Rooted Stock ROM (scatter file included in zip and attached below) (Currently being fixed sorry for the issues)
TWRP 2.8.6.0 (scatter file included in zip and attached below) (Currently being fixed sorry for the issues)
NOTICE:
Please keep thread clean and DO NOT ask things others have asked already as you will be ignored. If you do have a honest question and have a working knowledge of android. I would be glad to assist you the best I can. If you are noob and messed something up DO NOT ask for help. Meaning basics of knowing adb,logcat, installing drivers, and so forth. Sorry if you are a noob but please try to understand that things we may ask of your will require this and becomes too much of a slow down if we have to guide you thur everything.
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CREDITS:
http://twrp.me/ – @Dees_Troy & his team mates, for TWRP Recovery
@codelover - For being an awesome programmer, dev and person!
@TripFX - For being an awesome Tester, v38 rom dump and Dev Machine Hoster
@synius - For v31 rom dump and tester
@nathanski - Tester
@acejay3200 – Being a nice lab rat with knowing i may not be able to make a recovery for you or even brick your working device and not being rude..
Others I may have missed
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Faq:
Question: How do I know which variant I have?
Ansere:
Method #1
From a booted android, goto Settings > About > Build number
You should see something like this.
RCT6773W22-ANDROID4.4.2-3101-V38-V1.8.0
Method #2 (Better & more accurate)
For this your device must be rooted & already have USB Debugging Mode enabled.
Make sure adb.exe has been installed on your system (computer).
Execute the following adb command:
Code:
adb shell
su
cat /proc/cmdline
then search for ‘lcm’ text in the output:
If lcm=cpt_clap070wp03xg_lvds < you need to use v31 files
If lcm=1-lxjc070whm270_18a_rgb < you need to use v38 files
Question: What if I dont remember which variant I have and can’t access adb?
Ansere: If this is the case we will need to use SP Flash Tool to help identify your variant.
Open SF Flash Tool, load V38 scatter and switch to ‘Read Back’ tab. Clear all then click Add,
Click the new item & change the output file name from ROM_0 to ROM.txt,
edit the readback address as below:
Start Address: 0x9000000 / Length: 0x1000
Then press “Read back” button, now connect the tab while powered off.
When it’s done, open the file with wordpad and check if you have “ANDROID” at the beginning of the file, if your answer is yes then you have V38, otherwise use V31.
'pleas take with a lol"
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Is anyone else having problems with DL link.
nathanski said:
but if you cant test and flash the wrong one re-flash other,,,
because if its not one its the other ....
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leetree2001 said:
Is anyone else having problems with DL link.
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just test download links in on my pc all download fine Firefox 37.0.1 Win7 x64 all work
no touch in twrp volume keys do nothing power button shuts off tablet boot into android tablet works fine i am trying to make a backup so i dont have to flash everything again
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i flashed twrp with its own scatter had no touch then with the 4.3 scatter that fixed my tablet now touch works but the buttons dont lineup
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i flashed twrp with its own scatter had no touch then with the 4.3 scatter that fixed my tablet now touch works but the buttons dont lineup
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A correction to V31 in on its way
V38 has good reply on touch working well, small snag regarding to internal storage reported,,,
Well I got it downloaded, and it worked great for me, touch Worked great for me. I did a ful
I backup and all buttons seem to respond to touch. I used twrp easy magic's unpack, repack to install it, thanks you guys, and girl's for you're hard work.
gr8 t2o hear good results, thank you,,,
nathanski said:
Great to hear good results, what file are you reporting success with, if I may ask,,,
I stay on my tablet like most of my time when I'm not working or ect,ect when I stop using it as heavily I am going to install twrp I guess, just haven't made time as the tablet is basically my main device
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Twrp 2.8.6 v38,the only problem I found is internal sdcard not showing up in file manager. But external sdcard does,
twrp. installer.exe http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=10082,, its a option
TripFX said:
Faq:
Question: How do I know which variant I have?
Method #2 (Better & more accurate)
For this your device must be rooted & already have USB Debugging Mode enabled.
Make sure adb.exe has been installed on your system (computer).
Execute the following adb command:
Code:
adb shell
su
cat /proc/cmdline
then search for ‘lcm’ text in the output:
If lcm=cpt_clap070wp03xg_lvds < you need to use v31 files
If lcm=1-lxjc070whm270_18a_rgb < you need to use v38 files
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Note: Watch your tablet as you're doing this. You may have to grant su permissions on the tablet after executing the "su" command in adb.
I tryed using sp flash tool to flash but I couldn't get it to work is there another flash tool I could use thx
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nathanski said:
Yeah there is, in the link I have up showing time stamp 3:23
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Did you have to copy the whole FAQ in a simple reply
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Thx for the help it won't boot into recovery it comes on I just can't get into recovery
mike9976 said:
Thx for the help it won't boot into recovery it comes on I just can't get into recovery
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I can't say as to why but you do need the self education one can learn about how to use spflash tool,, seeing as that's the way that I know that's the first info I could offer ,,, you should get your version information first, then download your ROM because the scatter file that had reports of best results are in the full firmware, and you then need to know that the reset button will bring up a driver install but it happens fast to catch this you need the device manager in windows open, plug the rct in then press reset with a tothpick or other small pin ect,, the device shows up with a sound chimes on windows, right click the new device in the USB group and install using the hosted driver,,, now to the spflash tool its self load the scatter in the full ROM related to the vershion you have and then only check recovery,,, and find the twrp.IMG in you downloads and use only the download option in the spflashtools,, and click download then Right after hit reset on the back of the tablet,,, it can be done ,,,, even for the new people wanting to learn,,, regarding the twrp,installer.exe I linked to, I have no knowledge it was only reported to be a full success by another user before you so I wanted to offer a fast way for others to find it ,, so I linked to the .exe,,, and lastly ON MY TABLET I HAVE TO BE ON A CHARGER TO LAUNCH RECOVERY AT BOOT USING VOLUME KEY,..and you can download a root reboot apk that will boot from inside android directly into recovery,, maybe I helped,,,, p.s. another great thing the full ROM offers is the original OEM recovery.. Pleas do try to learn. As always i do wish every one the best
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best regards to you @TigerG8

[GUIDE] Poco F1 - Android P installation, and all needed for it

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Hello everyone, my name's SmallTarzan (@dotMiracle at Telegram), and I'm here to do it once again - to write yet another guide.
But, why am I doing this? There are two other guides already that explain the installation process well.
Well, I've gone through them, and the first one was not clear to me, I had to read it several times to properly understand the guide. I think that's, especially for new users, not helpful. The other one was written quite well, (shoutout to @madsponge26).
So, here I am, with my little bit to add to this, so far quite empty, sub-forum.
- an unlocked bootloader
- a TWRP recovery image
- a GSI image of your choice
- an Encryption Disabler - the current build of TWRP cannot decrypt your data
The process of unlocking the bootloader is the same on all Xiaomi devices. (Not counting the Android One ones.)
This process factory-resets your phone.
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0. Open your phone's settings, go to About Phone at the top, find "MIUI version (For POCO)", and tap on it 7 times. (You should see a notification at the bottom, that you are now a developer.)
0.1 Go back, scroll down to Additional settings > Developer Options > Check "OEM unlocking" slider, (it may ask you for your password). Also, open "Mi Unlock status", agree to the permissions, and click on "Add account and device".
0.2 After this, you have to wait for 72 hours to unlock your phone. (Xiaomi Security Procedure)
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1. Head over to Xiaomi Unlock Tool website, register, if you haven't yet, and download the tool.
2. Open the tool, accept the agreement, log in, and connect your device via USB-C cable to your computer.
3. Now, we'll need to reboot our device to fastboot: Turn off your device completely, hold down power button + volume down button at the same time, until you see a green logo of "fastboot".
4. The tool should now detect the device, press the Unlock button.
At the moment, there's only one TWRP recovery image available for this phone.
0. Currently, the TWRP cannot decrypt your data, make sure to back it up beforehand.
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0.1 Download the Encryption disabler
0.2 Download ADB tools (Also, run the .exe, let it install all the required files, the driver from Google too.)
0.3 It's recommended to remove your screen-lock before doing this.
1. Reboot your device to fastboot again: Turn off your device completely, hold down power button + volume down button at the same time, until you see a green logo of "fastboot".
1.1 Connect your device to your computer.
2. Open your ADB folder, shift+right click on an empty space in the folder, choose open a Powershell/Command prompt window. (The folder should be located at C:/adb, or in the root of your system drive /adb.)
3. Now, put the recovery image you've downloaded in the ADB folder.
4. Type: fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.2.3.0-beryllium-20180831.img (You can, optionally, rename the file to recovery.img to make the typing easier for you.)
5. Once the process completes, hold down the power button + volume up button. (Your device may even restart twice, hold these buttons until you see the TWRP recovery screen.)
6. Allow modifications, if prompted.
7. Go to Install > select the DisableForceEncryption_Treble.zip > Swipe to flash it.
8. Once that's done, go back to the main screen (by using the on-screen buttons), Wipe > Advanced Wipe > Select Data > Swipe to wipe.
9. Go back to the main screen again, Reboot > Recovery.
(Android P for Poco F1. For those who didn't get the pun.)
0.1 Let's get the image we want first. Head over to the: Treble-Enabled Device Development, and choose the OS you'd like.
For the sake of this tutorial, and obviously, the header with Android P in it, we'll use one of the P GSI images. I, personally, like the ArrowOS.
0.2 Reboot into recovery, and connect the device to your computer.
1. Download the ArrowOS-9.0-OFFICIAL-GSI-A.zip to your computer. (Or any other .zip you'd like to install.)
2. Unzip the file with WinRAR or 7zip.
3. Copy the .img file to either your SD card, or your internal storage.
4. Install > On the bottom right "Install Image" > Find the .img file > Tap on it.
5. Select partition System/System Image > Swipe to flash.
6. This might not be necessary, but I highly recommend flashing the DisableForceEncryption_Treble.zip again.
6.1 If you don't need root, reboot the device. (Reboot > System)
0. You may, as well, reboot the device first, and do the setup, in order to avoid any potential issues.
1. Download the latest stable version of Magisk.
2. Reboot to recovery.
3. Install > Find Magisk-v17.2.zip (make sure you selected "Install zip" at the bottom right) > Find the .zip file > Swipe to Flash.
4. Again, it's recommended to flash the DisableForceEncryption_Treble.zip.
5. Reboot > System.
@madsponge26
@Shivam Kumar Jha - used his TWRP image in this guide.
@ganesh varma - used his ArrowOS GSI in this guide.
No sound/Broken sound/Low volume temporary fix: here.
For GApps, you can download them here. Flash them through the TWRP recovery.​
Reserved.
EDIT: The guide works for both MIUI 10, and P custom GSI ROMs.
Also, search for GSI A images.
Thanks @SmallTarzan for the tutorial. I will try it.
Starred for later reference when I finally got this phone.
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This is the first guide i actually understood. Thank you for that. I've one question though, the OS you suggested, is it stable for poco f1. I'm actually new to a treble device so i don't actually know how it works. Thank you once again for this guide.
Hello, thank you for your guide it's really very well explained with enough details that any newb can understand.
Btw, i have suggestion for your thread title, if you want you should rename your thread title to "[GUIDE]Install Any Android P GSIs In Your Poco"
Its just my suggestion cause i think it's better to follow the correct proforma:silly:
Anyway, have a nice day.
Regards,
Ali.
u_knw_who said:
This is the first guide i actually understood. Thank you for that. I've one question though, the OS you suggested, is it stable for poco f1. I'm actually new to a treble device so i don't actually know how it works. Thank you once again for this guide.
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I haven't tried it yet, I'll do a test tommorow, and I'll let you know the result.
Ali Haide 001 said:
Hello, thank you for your guide it's really very well explained with enough details that any newb can understand.
Btw, i have suggestion for your thread title, if you want you should rename your thread title to "[GUIDE]Install Any Android P GSIs In Your Poco"
Its just my suggestion cause i think it's better to follow the correct proforma:silly:
Anyway, have a nice day.
Regards,
Ali.
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Done, thanks!
Thanks for your well made guide. I just wonder how well everything works with these GSI images. Usually some features don't work.
Tomatot- said:
Thanks for your well made guide. I just wonder how well everything works with these GSI images. Usually some features don't work.
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I haven't faced any issues.
SmallTarzan said:
I haven't faced any issues.
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is gcam and face unlock working with you?
adityajiwap said:
is gcam and face unlock working with you?
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I'll let you know later today.
@SmallTarzan,
I didn't see Treblizing step ..... Does it mean this Poco F1 is Treble enabled already?
don´t have sound.
Anyone have the same problem?
yis221 said:
@SmallTarzan,
I didn't see Treblizing step ..... Does it mean this Poco F1 is Treble enabled already?
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Yes, it is.
detritu5 said:
don´t have sound.
Anyone have the same problem?
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Correct, it's a bug currently present on some treble ROMs.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/how-to/temp-audio-distorted-p-gsis-fix-t3839427
Good stuff, five stars for you my friend for putting in the effort to help the rookies
is face unlock working?
ganyguru said:
is face unlock working?
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Not in treble roms as of now.
detritu5 said:
don´t have sound.
Anyone have the same problem?
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use global stable rom as base before installing GSI. it should fix it
u_knw_who said:
Not in treble roms as of now.
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is there an apk for the facescanner in the stock rom?
Running PixelExperience 8.1 GSI. Had a problem on the google initial play service setup. google came up with a message that my device is uncertified and I had to register it at google to use the play service. Anyone else got that problem ?

(GUIDE:) How to ROOT the TAB S6 - SM-T860 (Wi-Fi Model) - (12/10/21):

Hello all,
BORING INTRO STUFF (Safely Ignore This):
I couldn't find any guide that was current enough to make me feel confident in going through with rooting this tablet. So because of that, I decided I would make on my own guide for those that needed this. I tried multiple guides here and all of them resulted in a boot-loop.
VERY SMALL PSA: I'm apologizing in advance if this guide is both pointless and longer than it needs to be. I figured it would be useful as a future reference in-case anyone needed this.
THINGS YOU WILL NEED:
* TAB S6 - SM-T860 (Wi-Fi)
* This can be done on Android 9,10 & 11 (Process is the same)
* Your specific firmware downloaded (*DO NOT SKIP THIS*)
* Tablet is charged to at least 50%
* Maximum of 20 minutes to both read & follow the process
* FIRMWARE: The link below is the firmware I used. I would still advise you to both look for your specific version and to use the link provided below only if your tablet is exactly as followed:
* (T860XXU4CUI4) - BUILD NUMBER
* (ANDROID 11) - ANDROID VERSION
* (XAR - CELLUAR SOUTH) - SERVICE PROVIDER SOFTWARE VERSION
( https://samfirms.com/SM-T860/KOR/T860XXU4CUI4 )
* SAMSUNG USB DRIVERS: ( https://developer.samsung.com/android-usb-driver )
* ODIN: ( https://samfirms.com/download-odin ) Latest is 3.14.4. Use that one or the newest one
* TWRP (OPTIONAL): T860 (Wi-Fi) ONLY. DOWNLOAD VERSION "twrp-3.6.0_9-0-gts6lwifi.img.tar" OR THE LATEST ONE AVAIABLE.
( https://dl.twrp.me/gts6lwifi/ )
* MAGISK APP: ( https://magiskmanager.com/downloading-magisk-manager )
* LZ4 TOOL: ( https://github.com/lz4/lz4/releases )
* 7-ZIP: ( https://www.7-zip.org/download.html )
HOW TO ROOT:
1. UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER: *** THIS WILL WIPE YOUR DATA *** (GO TO SETTINGS > ABOUT TABLET > SOFTWARE INFORMATION & TAP BUILD NUMBER 7 TIMES. GO TO DEVELOPER OPTIONS > TOGGLE ON OEM UNLOCKING) TURN OFF THE TABLET. AT YOUR PC, HAVE A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE PC. WHILE HOLDING BOTH VOLUME DOWN + VOLUME UP, PLUG IN THE CABLE. WHEN THE SCREEN TURNS ON, PRESS AND HOLD VOLUME UP.
WHEN THE SCREEN CHANGES PROMOTING YOU TO UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER, PRESS VOLUME UP. ONCE BOOTED UP, GO THROUGH THE SETUP AGAIN AND MAKE SURE Wi-Fi IS CONNECTED. GO BACK TO SETTINGS, ENABLE DEVELOPER OPTIONS AGAIN AND THEN ENABLE USB - DEBUGGING.
2. EXTRACT THE BOOT.IMG.LZ4 FILE AND MOVE IT TO YOUR TABLET: After 7-Zip is installed, the LZ4 Tool and the firmware you downloaded is extracted somewhere, open the extracted firmware folder. Right-click on the AP file and select 7-zip then open archive. Look for boot.img.lz4, drag it inside of the LZ4 Tool. Once done, drag the boot.img.lz4 on top of the LZ4 executable. It will be extracted as boot.img. Right-click the boot.img file and select 7-zip then add to archive. Change "Archive format" to tar and rename it to boot.tar. Finally, move it to your tablet's storage.
3. DOWNLOAD THE MAGISK APK: Install the Magisk apk that you downloaded and open it up. Within the app, select install, uncheck recovery mode and press next then check "Select and Patch a file". Locate your boot.tar file that you moved into your storage from earlier and wait for Magisk to process it.
4. USING ODIN: Go ahead and locate the new file, it starts with Magisk (NOT THE BOOT.TAR FROM EARLIER SHOULD START WITH MAGISK). Once done, move the Magisk tar file to your computer and turn off the tablet. With the tablet off and Odin open (Run as administrator) , press and hold both VOLUME DOWN & VOLUME UP then plug the cable from your pc into your tablet. With Odin open, go into the "options" tab, uncheck "Auto Reboot" and Select "AP". Locate the Magisk tar file you moved from your tablet and then press "Start".
ONCE IT SAYS "PASS" THEN STOP AND READ THIS BEFORE CONTINUING. *IMPORTANT*
PRESS AND HOLD BOTH POWER AND VOLUME DOWN FOR 7 SECONDS. THE SCREEN WILL TURN BLACK. VERY QUICKLY WHILE STILL HOLDING POWER, PRESS AND HOLD VOLUME UP INSTEAD. PRESS POWER TO THE BOOTLOADER UNLOCK PROMPT AND YOU SHOULD BE IN RECOVERY. THIS SHOULD BOOT YOU INTO STOCK RECOVERY. USE THE VOLUME KEYS TO NAVIGATE, SELECT "Wipe data/factory reset" then press the power button and select "Factory data reset". Finally, select "Reboot system now" and Wait for the tablet to reboot into the OS.
5. FINISHING UP: After the tablet has restarted back into android and you took a couple of minutes to go through the setup one last time. Scroll up into the app drawer and make sure that you see the app "Magisk", go ahead and select it and press ok to download Magisk. Afterwards, open it up and Magisk will ask you to reboot to finish setting up root. Press ok. Once restarted you are done with the rooting process.
Lastly, as an optional step you can install TWRP.
6. TWRP INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL): With the tablet off and Odin running on your pc, go ahead and press VOLUME DOWN AND VOLUME UP at the same time then plug in the data cable from your PC. Press VOLUME UP to go into download mode. Once in download mode, select "AP" then select the TWRP tar file you downloaded and make sure to uncheck "Auto reboot" from the options tab in Odin. Click start and after it says "PASS" unplug the data cable. On the tablet, press VOLUME DOWN AND POWER to reboot and when you see THE SCREEN TURN BLACK, QUICKLY PRESS AND HOLD BOTH POWER AND VOLUME UP. You should be in TWRP and you are now officially done.
* From now on, I would recommend you use the Magisk app or some reboot app to boot into recovery as it is difficult to use the button combinations to access recovery.
* IF YOU'RE NOT USING MAGISK TO REBOOT TO RECOVERY, I WOULD USE THIS APP INSTEAD: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eypcnnapps.quickreboot&hl=en_US&gl=US
Credits: If all went well then I appreciate you taking the time to read through this guide carefully. Hope it was as clear as possible and that you found it helpful. I will be editing this post from time to time to make it cleaner.
Again, Thank you and if you have any questions, I will answer them when I see them.
THANK YOU SO MUSH IVE BEEN STRUGGLING SO HARD TO GET ROOT ON THIS TABLET FINALLY THANK YOUUUUUU
by the way guys, when it says to reboot to make magisk work.
you are risking a bootloop.
Oh by the way, aside from TWRP being wonky thank you for the guide I had been playing with the idea of rooting this thing for over a year now. You made it easy.
I go through all the steps and it works fine. Once I try for TWRP I end up with
"partition recovery
Reason recovery: Error verifying vbmeta image: invalid vbmeta header (6)
CUSTOM recovery
VBMETA T860XXU4DVG6, 54204454R"
From that point it just loops back to that message and downloading mode until I wipe it all and start over again. I TWRP a no go for the S6 now? I guess I can dig around on their site as well. Any input anyone wants to throw my way will also be appreciated.
Hi Sadistic - ,
I need to start with a complement. This is a really clear guide.
But, When I get done with step 3, the Magisk patched boot file has a .img extension
On step 4, Odin is expecting a .tar file extension so the file doesnt show up.
Did I miss something?
Thanks
mvanwey said:
Hi Sadistic - ,
I need to start with a complement. This is a really clear guide.
But, When I get done with step 3, the Magisk patched boot file has a .img extension
On step 4, Odin is expecting a .tar file extension so the file doesnt show up.
Did I miss something?
Thanks
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Yep..... try step 2
seppukuudere said:
Yep..... try step 2
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Yes, step 2 is moving the extracted boot file (re-named to .tar) to my tablet and then patching it with magisk.
The patched file from Magisk has an .img extension.
mvanwey said:
Yes, step 2 is moving the extracted boot file (re-named to .tar) to my tablet and then patching it with magisk.
The patched file from Magisk has an .img extension.
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Ah I see, I would try to do step 3 again, take screenshots of the end result from magisk o:
Let's just cancell this. it was over 20 days since I asked for help & now I'm getting asked for screenshots.
I have moved on.
I probably should have put that in my reply.
mvanwey said:
Let's just cancell this. it was over 20 days since I asked for help & now I'm getting asked for screenshots.
I have moved on.
I probably should have put that in my reply.
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oops yikes, yeah probably should have. happy new year!
seems like after rooting mine the storage has been cut by a big margin, from 128 to 32gb. any way of fixing this?
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Hi. Is there any update guide for last android 12 version, to install twrp? Can se still use this, as it is for android 11?
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