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EOS4 won't install on my tf101

Hi there,
A few weeks ago I rooted my tf101 and installed clockworkmod 5. Installing the rom from Raymanfx isn't a problem, but it doesn't run very smoothly. So I wanted to try the ROM of EOS4. Installed both nightly's .93 and .92, but both don't work. I've wiped the cache, but it still stays stuck in bootscreen. I'm wondering, how can I find out the problem and how can I solve it?
Thx in advance!
Yours sincerely,
Anderverhaal

Any time you flash a different ROM (from a different DEV), for best results you should wipe:
Cache
Davlik Cache
System (ROM)
Factory Reset (will not wipe the /data/media/ aka /sdcard/ directory, just the apps installed in the /data/ directory).
Failing to do a factory reset, there may be some system settings from your previous ROM that are still lingering and causing issues with the TeamEOS 4.
Also, I would HIGHLY recommend using TWRP 2.3.2.3 for EOS 4. The new multi-user file structure does not work well with CWM 5.X.
If you want to update, you can boot to CWM, connect to your tablet via ADB, push the latest TWRP blob and use the ADB shell command to dd it to the recovery partition.
Otherwise, install a ROM that boots, then install GooManager and then choose the Install OpenRecovery Script.

Installing CM11.M11 on Nexus 5

Hi,
I'm about to install CM11 (cm-11-20141008-SNAPSHOT-M11-hammerhead.zip) on my Nexus 5, but wanted to be sure I'm not about do something obviously stupid. I tried using the CM Installer, but it said 'firmware not supported'.
I have
- Minimal experience.
- LG Nexus 5, hammerhead
- unlocked and rooted. (it did a factory reset on unlocking)
- Fresh Android 5.1.1 with bootloader version HHZ12h.
- TWRP 2.8.7.1 (took a backup and copied the whole TWRP folder to my laptop), flashed manually using fastboot flash recovery twrp.img.
- Latest TWRP manager installed from Play Store.
- standalone adb and fastboot installed on my Windows 7 laptop. No SDK. 'adb devices' lists the phone when connected.
- cm-11-20141008-SNAPSHOT-M11-hammerhead.zip downloaded to my phone under /sdcard/.
- cm-11-20141008-SNAPSHOT-M11-hammerhead.zip is also present in same folder as adb.exe and fastboot.exe.
Questions are:
- Hope this build of CM is compatible with my Nexus 5 & the bootloader version and whatever else there might be compatibility issues.
- How should I do this: According to "official CM installation on Nexus 5 guide" on wiki.cyanogenmod.org it seems like I'm supposed to push the zip file to /sdcard/0, but /sdcard seems to be a link to /sdcard/emulated/legacy, which contains no folder named '0'. Should I create it and put it there?
If you're coming from a ROM with Android 4.2 or newer to CyanogenMod 10.1 or newer: adb push update.zip /sdcard/0/
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OR
Given that "cm-11-20141008-SNAPSHOT-M11-hammerhead.zip downloaded to my phone under /sdcard/", can I just: boot to recovery, click on Install, select the zip file and swipe to flash?
Finally a general query: Is there any reason I have to connect the phone to my laptop and run any adb, fastboot commands except to transfer the zip file from laptop to phone and to boot into bootloader or recovery with fastboot command? I already have TWRP running.
Thanks
Kashyap

Edit - before you flash, create a backup in twrp, including your efs, and copy it to your laptop for peace of mind.
I don't use cm, but that sounds like the right file. It doesn't matter which location the zip file is on your sdcard as far as I know, I think they've just said /sdcard/0 to make it easy to find from within twrp. Sounds to me like you've covered all your bases, nice to see someone manually flashing a nexus as a start. I'd go ahead and flash the zip, don't forget to factory reset if you're coming from stock. Also, you may want to find a gapps package if you haven't already. Since you seem to have taught yourself the right way, and your PC is setup for fastboot already, it should be easy to flash back to stock/restore under twrp. You don't even need adb to push files to your phone, you can just download them straight to the device. I generally only use my PC for fastboot flashing to stock,or transferring large amounts of data. Good luck, enjoy your nexus - first boot will generally take just long enough that you'll start wondering if its broken.

Thanks for the quick response.
scissors_cut_paper said:
don't forget to factory reset if you're coming from stock.
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Just curious why?
If i do a factory reset, will it not delete /sdcard/cm-11-20141008-SNAPSHOT-M11-hammerhead.zip? Do I just copy it from laptop to phone after reset and proceed to flashing? Or there is some way to not wipe 'sdcard' during factory reset?
scissors_cut_paper said:
Edit - before you flash, create a backup in twrp, including your efs, and copy it to your laptop for peace of mind.
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I did do a TWRP backup, but selected what to backup in the TWRP manager app, there is no option called EFS. Anyway, I'm creating a new using the recovery UI, where there is a check box called EFS. Thanks!
scissors_cut_paper said:
nice to see someone manually flashing a nexus as a start.
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Didn't know there was any other more automated option/way. , is there? Only thing I knew was the CM Installer, which said the firmware isn't supported. .
scissors_cut_paper said:
Also, you may want to find a gapps package if you haven't already.
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Yes, I was planning to, but taking it step at a time. .
I was planning to get gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip from cyanogenmod.org, but lets see. I'll probably post another question here asking which is the compatible one.

Factory reset just wipes data/cache/dalvik, it should leave your sdcard storage intact. Just out of interest,why cm11? KitKat is pretty long in the tooth, and I've always found aosp based ROMs to perform better than cm on nexus 5. The problem with having no gapps will be no access to play store/google account services, so you'll have to get apps from less trustworthy sources.

Worked
Thanks.
It worked fine. Though it was totally useless without either the play store or basic CM apps. Couple of notes:
- After wipe/factory-reset (from TWRP Recovery UI) /sdcard was untouched.
- Installed the ROM using TWRP Recovery UI -> Install -> Select the zip file from /sdcard and swipe.
- CM Installer on Windows 7 laptop worked fine once the CM was installed. But it downgraded the build from Nov to Aug-2014.
- Also CM Installer removed my TWRP and replaced it with CWM. Not happy.
So actually all that's needed is:
- Unlock the bootloader and root.
- Install TWRP Manager
- Try to use the TWRP Manager's "Install TWRP" to install the TWRP Custom Recovery. If that doesn't work then do it manually. Download twrp.img
- Install ADB and fastboot, you don't need the whole 1GB Android SDK. Just search for "ADB Fastboot without SDK".​- Enable USB debug, connect the phone and ensure that 'adb.exe devices' prints a device.​- fastboot flash recovery twrp.img​- Download the ROM zip file you wanna install on the phone itself, no need to involve the laptop.
- Boot into recovery (e.g. using TWRP Manager -> Reboot options) and do what I did above.
Once you've installed Cyanogenmod, DO NOT use CM Installer. This is written in July'2015. May be things would improve in future.

Gapps installation problem - LineageOS 16 + Oneplus 7 Pro

I'm trying to install the OpenGapps package for LineageOS 16 on my new Oneplus 7 Pro, but have a problem installing it.
First I tried the "open_gapps-arm64-9.0-micro-20190827.zip" package, but it told me its the wrong platform. Is it not arm64?
Second I tried to install the "open_gapps-arm-9.0-micro-20190827.zip", but gives me an error 70, saying I do not have enough space.
Maybe someone have a solution for this?
Thanks

Try MindtheGapps. I've seen this work for some.
http://downloads.codefi.re/jdcteam/javelinanddart/gapps

oryanh said:
Try MindtheGapps. I've seen this work for some.
http://downloads.codefi.re/jdcteam/javelinanddart/gapps
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Tried it. Still does not work.
I got it semi, but still not working. Seems like the problem is within the way the partitions getting handled. My old Oneplus 5t had a boot, recovery, system partitions. The new one includes the recovery inside the boot it seems instead.
Here's how far I am now:
1) Unlocked the phone
2) Installed TWRP
3) Install Lineage ( This overwrites the TWRP so you have to install it again )
4) Reboot straight from TWRP after flashing the Lineage... back into the Bootloader/Fastboot mode and install the TWRP again.
5) Boot back into TWRP recovery and now I'm able to install OpenGapps ARM64 version.
But after this I cant boot the OS anymore...

cbadk said:
Tried it. Still does not work.
I got it semi, but still not working. Seems like the problem is within the way the partitions getting handled. My old Oneplus 5t had a boot, recovery, system partitions. The new one includes the recovery inside the boot it seems instead.
Here's how far I am now:
1) Unlocked the phone
2) Installed TWRP
3) Install Lineage ( This overwrites the TWRP so you have to install it again )
4) Reboot straight from TWRP after flashing the Lineage... back into the Bootloader/Fastboot mode and install the TWRP again.
5) Boot back into TWRP recovery and now I'm able to install OpenGapps ARM64 version.
But after this I cant boot the OS anymore...
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Format data in twrp then try boot again should work

liam_davenport said:
Format data in twrp then try boot again should work
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Still no luck. Tried many things now... but here's what happens:
1) Installing the TWRP
2) Format data partition and everything else
3) Reboot back into TWRP
4) Install Lineage ( At this point I'm able to boot into Lineage just fine )
5) Trying to install Open GApps at this point gives me:
Code:
# Begin Open GApps Install Log
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
# End Open GApps Install Log
INSTALLATION FAILURE: This Open GApps package cannot be installed on this
device's architecture. Please download the correct version for your device.
# Begin User's gapps-config
# End User's gapps-config
It says I need to install the ARM instead of ARM64...
But if I go back into the bootloader and flash the twrp and boot back into the recovery, I'm able to install Open GApps ARM64 just fine. Seems like a weird "device's architecture" detection problem in the Open Gapps or maybe it could be the TWRP... not sure...
Also after this it will no longer boot.
Kinda weird problem....

cbadk said:
Still no luck. Tried many things now... but here's what happens:
1) Installing the TWRP
2) Format data partition and everything else
3) Reboot back into TWRP
4) Install Lineage ( At this point I'm able to boot into Lineage just fine )
5) Trying to install Open GApps at this point gives me:
Code:
# Begin Open GApps Install Log
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
# End Open GApps Install Log
INSTALLATION FAILURE: This Open GApps package cannot be installed on this
device's architecture. Please download the correct version for your device.
# Begin User's gapps-config
# End User's gapps-config
It says I need to install the ARM instead of ARM64...
But if I go back into the bootloader and flash the twrp and boot back into the recovery, I'm able to install Open GApps ARM64 just fine. Seems like a weird "device's architecture" detection problem in the Open Gapps or maybe it could be the TWRP... not sure...
Also after this it will no longer boot.
Kinda weird problem....
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Don't wipe system afaik vendor LOS generates it's own, Also might be in the wrong slot make sure the slot changed when rebooting back to recovery to install gapps, I used MindTheGapps latest version from OP worked great.

liam_davenport said:
Don't wipe system afaik vendor LOS generates it's own, Also might be in the wrong slot make sure the slot changed when rebooting back to recovery to install gapps, I used MindTheGapps latest version from OP worked great.
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Have not wiped the System and Vendor partition after I installed Lineage... It boots just fine... just not if I install Open GApps....
Tried MindTheGapps latest version, but still no luck.

Okay got it working. The problem was the A/B partition layout they have in this phone... Was not aware of this.
This article describes it pretty well: https://lineageos.org/Changelog-19/
So yeah this is what I did:
1) Boot into Bootloader/Fastboot mode
2) Flash the boot partition with fastboot flash boot twrp-3.3.1-52-guacamole-unified.img
3) Restart into TWRP - Format the data partition and clean the system partition etc.
3) Restart into recovery TWRP once more to get the data partition ready
4) Now you can transfer the lineage-16.0-20190827-nightly-guacamole-signed.zip over to memory.
5) Now flash the zip file and let it complete. This will overwrite the boot partition with TWRP and replace it with Lineage's own boot/recovery image.
6) Now reboot into Lineage's recovery. Now select Apply update > Apply from ADB and send the "MindTheGapps-9.0.0-arm64-20190615_031441.zip" file to the phone with "adb sideload MindTheGapps-9.0.0-arm64-20190615_031441.zip" - You might have to confirm the zip file....
After this is done, the phone should be ready for use.

cbadk said:
Okay got it working. The problem was the A/B partition layout they have in this phone... Was not aware of this.
This article describes it pretty well: https://lineageos.org/Changelog-19/
So yeah this is what I did:
1) Boot into Bootloader/Fastboot mode
2) Flash the boot partition with fastboot flash boot twrp-3.3.1-52-guacamole-unified.img
3) Restart into TWRP - Format the data partition and clean the system partition etc.
3) Restart into recovery TWRP once more to get the data partition ready
4) Now you can transfer the lineage-16.0-20190827-nightly-guacamole-signed.zip over to memory.
5) Now flash the zip file and let it complete. This will overwrite the boot partition with TWRP and replace it with Lineage's own boot/recovery image.
6) Now reboot into Lineage's recovery. Now select Apply update > Apply from ADB and send the "MindTheGapps-9.0.0-arm64-20190615_031441.zip" file to the phone with "adb sideload MindTheGapps-9.0.0-arm64-20190615_031441.zip" - You might have to confirm the zip file....
After this is done, the phone should be ready for use.
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I am facing the same A/B slot problem with my Moto Z2.
After setp 5), did you let the lineage OS fist then reboot into recovery, or did you go straight to the lineage recovery?

Thank you so much for this. I finally fot it sorted. I did find that sometimes you have to ubplug the USB cable and plug it in again to be recognised, but I got it going. Goodby Google!!!!
I am using Gentoo Linux with adb to do this.

Did I make a mistake while installing lineageOS 15.1 + MindTheGapps 8.1.0?

It's an ASUS Nexus 7 2012.
I installed 'lineage-15.1-20200706-UNOFFICIAL-grouper' and 'MindTheGapps-8.1.0-arm-20180808-grouper' (is this the right file?) successively before rebooting while first wiping Dalvik/ART Cache, System, and Data.
It boots, but Gapps don't work. I managed to enter playstore but only once before it froze and since then, I can't enter it no more.
Here, they tell you to change filesystem from EXT4 to F2FS first and also to sideload the OS and Gapps instead of placing the zips in the root folder and installing from device. Does that make a difference?

see nothing is wrong or right it is just about compatibility use default instruction as much as possible
well regarding gapps flash it after setting up phone

Just make sure all the tools you've downloaded are compatible for your device.

Question LineageOS: "Can't load Android System" on first boot.

My new Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro is showing an error screen after some time, like in this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/cant-load-android-system-lineageos.4314035/
It reads "Can't load Android system. Your data may be corrupt. If you continue to get this message, you may need to perform a factory data reset and erase all user data stored on this device"
This happened so far:
I just unlocked the boot loader of my new phone after week of waiting.
I followed the official lineage instructions to install the OS: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/vayu/install
Everything worked including the sideloading via db.
I downloaded those two files for the LineageOS-Site:
- Recovery via fastboot: lineage-18.1-20211203-recovery-vayu.img (recovery works, I can still boot into recovery)
- System via adb: lineage-18.1-20211203-nightly-vayu-signed.zip
I also added Gapps via adb: "open_gapps-arm64-11.0-nano-20211204.zip"
Both adb transfers exited successfully.
After the first error screen
- I tapped Try again,
- When the error occurred again, I tapped "Factory data reset," but the error still occurred. The phone is new, no user data is on the phone.
- I booted into recovery and reset all the data I could. When I tap "Format system partition" it throws an error "E: Failed to open /dev/block/dm-0: No such file or directory. System wipe failed."
- Then I repeated the adb sideload. The error occurs again.
- I removed the SIM card, as someone in the forum suggested this could be a problem source. The error still occurs.
What can I do now?
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Update [2021-12-05 Sun 20:09]
It seems to be a Problem with the GApps Version.
What I did Try so far is:
- Install 03-12-LOS and latest GApps via LOS recovery (didn't work)
- Install 03-12-LOS and latest GApps via TWRP recovery (didn't work)
- install LOS Build from 26-11-2021 without GApps (works)
- Install LOS Build from 26-11-2021 with latest GApps (didn't work)
- Install LOS Build form 26-11-2021 with GApps from 25-11-2021 (works)

Just use TWRP, flash ROM and AFTER flashing ROM Format Data where you have to type "yes". (Format, not Wipe)
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Thanks for the Idea. At the moment it has not solved the problem.
This is what I did:
- Flash TWRP
Code:
fastboot flash recovery TWRP-3.5.2-vayu-Nebrassy-2.img
- copy lineage-18.1-20211203-nightly-vayu-signed.zip and "open_gapps-arm64-11.0-nano-20211204.zip" to the Poco device
- install via "install" option, wipe cache at the end of installation
- Format files (via "Wipe" -> "Format Data" -> type "yes")
- Reboot
After some time of the animated Lineage OS logo, the phone reboots into TWRP.
To me this seems very similar to the Lineage recovery before.
Any ideas what could be wrong?

You probably wiped System or Vendor partition or something, you are not supposed to do that.
Most likely you have to reflash MIUI now first. Make sure it's atleast version 12.5.X.X.
Flashing instructions are really simple, this apply to all ROM's.
FIRST INSTALL?:
Remove any fingerprint, PIN, or password in MIUI
Unlock the bootloader
Transfer ROM to internal storage
Install any suitable recovery
Flash ROM zip file
Do a data wipe in recovery (format data)
Reboot to the system, wait and enjoy
FLASHING UPDATES?:
Download via OTA Updater and let it automatically install; OR
Download an update, transfer to internal/external storage (always check file sha256)
Flash ROM zip and reboot.
Do not wipe anything else or add any additional steps. (maybe except Gapps if ROM doesn't have them included)
ps.
In first post there is no mention if you did Format Data or not and when you did it. Like i said before - you have to Formata DATA AFTER flashing ROM . Not before.
This happened so far:
I just unlocked the boot loader of my new phone after week of waiting.
I followed the official lineage instructions to install the OS: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/vayu/install
Everything worked including the sideloading via db.
I downloaded those two files for the LineageOS-Site:
- Recovery via fastboot: lineage-18.1-20211203-recovery-vayu.img (recovery works, I can still boot into recovery)
- System via adb: lineage-18.1-20211203-nightly-vayu-signed.zip
I also added Gapps via adb: "open_gapps-arm64-11.0-nano-20211204.zip"
Both adb transfers exited successfully.
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k3lcior said:
In first post there is no mention if you did Format Data or not and when you did it. Like i said before - you have to Formata DATA AFTER flashing ROM . Not before.
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I followed the LOS Install Guide: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/vayu/install But this procedure does not seem to bee the cause (see below).
Download the LineageOS installation package that you would like to install or build the package yourself.
Optionally, download an application package add-on such as Google Apps (use the arm64 architecture).
If you are not in recovery, reboot into recovery:
With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Power. When Xiaomi/POCO/Redmi splash appears, release Power and keep pressed Volume Up until recovery appears.
Now tap Factory Reset, then Format data / factory reset and continue with the formatting process. This will remove encryption and delete all files stored in the internal storage, as well as format your cache partition (if you have one).
Return to the main menu.
Sideload the LineageOS .zip package:
On the device, select “Apply Update”, then “Apply from ADB” to begin sideload.
On the host machine, sideload the package using: adb sideload filename.zip.
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Okay so this is what I did (the part that works):
- I downloaded the latest possible stock ROM from https://www.xda-developers.com/down...ut-several-xiaomi-redmi-mi-poco-devices/#vayu The fastboot ROM is more than 5GB.
- Extract the file "vayu_eea_global_images_V12.5.3.0.RJUEUXM_20211015.0000.00_11.0_eea_05cc38de43.tgz"
- then connect the phone via USB cable in fastboot mode and:
Bash:
cd ~/Downloads/vayu_eea_global_images_V12.5.3.0.RJUEUXM_20211015.0000.00_11.0_eea
/bin/bash ./flash_all.sh
- The default MIUI starts flawless, as it dit the first time I turned on the phone. So far so good.
What didn't work:
1. I installed the LOS Recovery again and flashed the OS and Gapps. Only after that I did step 3 - formating. The result ist the same bootloop as in the beginning.
2. I flashed the stock MIUI ROM again (which woks fine). Then I flashed TWRP, transfered the OS and GApps file and installed. I did not wipe anything, just used "format data" like above.
In both cases the OS does not start. After a while displaying the LOS-logo the phone reboots to recovery.
What did work:
I downloaded lineage-18.1-20211126-nightly-vayu-signed.zip, one version before the latest verion and the corresponding recovery lineage-18.1-20211126-recovery-vayu.img
I flashed only the OS, and no GApps -- and it launched successfully. Installing with the latest GApps failed again.

Install older gapp, not all gapp is compatible