Does anyone know how to create a flashable TWRP rom (.ZIP) from the stock Nougat ROM?
I have already installed TWRP and I really would like to have a ROM ready to be flashed in case of problems...
The other system is really slow and not intuitive in my opinion.
Thanks.
Anyone?
It's a good question. What "other system" are you referring to?
I'd love for the OpenKirin or TWRP guys to chime in. I've TRIED cross-compiling both the factory Berlin source and the OpenKirin Berlin source with gcc 4.9, and I keep running into errors. I'm trying to work through it myself as to not bother them, but if they have any recommendations and tips on how they are compiling from source, I'd love to hear more.
Here are some links that should help:
OpenKirin source
github.com/OpenKirin/android_device_honor_berlin
Huawei Berlin Source (You'll want to change the country code for the country that you are in. This one is for the US.)
hihonor.com/us/support/software-list/index.html
Info for AOSP Source:
source.android.com/source/downloading
sethdc said:
It's a good question. What "other system" are you referring to?
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Hi.
Referring to firmware finder method... and I see that I cannot do the same procedure now that I am already on Nougat. My OS for sure has some corrupted files, but if I do again the firmware finder process (with MF file not the MF-PV), the operation stops.
That's why I need a TWRP ROM ready to flash...
Frankly speaking the samsung forums are much more "crowded" than here and solutions come out very quickly.
I was used to flash ROMs every week just to test or play with... Here is kinda desert....
Diamantes said:
Hi.
Referring to firmware finder method... and I see that I cannot do the same procedure now that I am already on Nougat. My OS for sure has some corrupted files, but if I do again the firmware finder process (with MF file not the MF-PV), the operation stops.
That's why I need a TWRP ROM ready to flash...
Frankly speaking the samsung forums are much more "crowded" than here and solutions come out very quickly.
I was used to flash ROMs every week just to test or play with... Here is kinda desert....
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Go to this link
http://hwmt.ru/oth/HWFF/info/view.php?find_model=
find the firmware version which worked on your device previously Download the zip package which has full as status .
Boot into twrp and make a clean flash of the zip.
Stock ROM Zip default has updater script so it can be flashed through TWRP.
Diamantes said:
Does anyone know how to create a flashable TWRP rom (.ZIP) from the stock Nougat ROM?
I have already installed TWRP and I really would like to have a ROM ready to be flashed in case of problems...
The other system is really slow and not intuitive in my opinion.
Thanks.
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You don't need to create. Full firmware packages are TWRP flashable, at least for Honor 8 which I personally tried and tested.
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Well, I will try again as you said.
But I read that MF-PV files are used to change from a previous OS version to the new one. (For example in this case from marshmallow to nougat).
Files with MF only should be used to update within the same OS number.
If I use that zip file, it doesn't work with TWRP on my phone.
I'm not trying the MF-PV because in theory it deletes data and everything....
Anyway, we'll see.
Thx.
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Hello! So I tried flashing a custom ROM to my friends Honor 8 after reading around a bit and such but it ultimately failed and now we're trying to get it back to the default ROM. We found a ROM download but it was for the version FRD-l09C900B120 which was running EMUI4.0 and Android 6.0. I also read that the "C" version he has doesn't receive any further updates, I'm failing to find anything on the correct "C" version anywhere. If anyone could guide me through the installation process for the correct and latest firmware it would be great!
On another note, the build in eRecovery doesn't seem to want to install the update package. It always fails pretty early on after connecting to WiFi, any fix for that would be great. Thanks!
Thanks for any help!
On which ROM was the custom ROM based? You should try to flash the rollback package with dload method and then flash B120 or another EMUI 4.X ROM with same method
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On which ROM was the custom ROM based? You should try to flash the rollback package with dload method and then flash B120 or another EMUI 4.X ROM with same method
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The custom ROM was Linageos 14.1, so it wasn't anything EMUI based.
I'm gonna try and manually flash the ROM from an update.app that we downloaded from the app Firmware Finder.
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Hello! So I tried flashing a custom ROM to my friends Honor 8 after reading around a bit and such but it ultimately failed and now we're trying to get it back to the default ROM. We found a ROM download but it was for the version FRD-l09C900B120 which was running EMUI4.0 and Android 6.0. I also read that the "C" version he has doesn't receive any further updates, I'm failing to find anything on the correct "C" version anywhere. If anyone could guide me through the installation process for the correct and latest firmware it would be great!
On another note, the build in eRecovery doesn't seem to want to install the update package. It always fails pretty early on after connecting to WiFi, any fix for that would be great. Thanks!
Thanks for any help!
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You did not make any twrp backup??
You are on twrp recovery right now??
Which firmware number you were on before going to custom??
hassanjavaid8181 said:
You did not make any twrp backup??
You are on twrp recovery right now??
Which firmware number you were on before going to custom??
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We did not make a twrp backup (In hindsight we should've....)
We don't have twrp on it right not but can be fixed if needed.
We were on the latest update available to the phone which should be latest today as well. (OTA)
Flashing it manually made the phone enter a bootloop. It didn't even start the firmware. Any suggestions?
EDIT: We got into Fastboot. What are our options?
Right now your best option in my opinion is to flash Boot.img, recovery.img,cust.img and system.img that you will extract from the UPDATE.APP of your CURRENT Rom. Then just try the dload method again and again, it may not accept the firmware you try to flash but in this case just try another, but not a lower one because you need the rollback package to do that
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Right now your best option is to pray for USB debugging to be enabled and then unlock the bootloader if you didn't do it earlier. After that you should try to flash TWRP
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What should we do after we've flashed TWRP? When I tried flashing LineageOS 14 it decided to fail the installation somehow and be at an endless boot animation. So I'd like to get the phone restored to EMUI5.0.
Sorry, what I said was garbage, I just edited my comment, you're so quick lol
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Sorry, what I said was garbage, I just edited my comment, you're so quick lol
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Well currently there's a broken firmware on it of FRD-L09C432B943... Or something like that.
I think at this point he's looking at getting a new phone all together.
No matter if the firmware inside isn't working properly, with fastboot you can manually flash each partition that is needed as long as USB debugging is enabled and bootloader unlocked. After flashing these cleans parts you can properly use the dload method , and if you get an error using dload method can you tell me which one is it? At least the device behavior.
I have to sleep, I'll be right back on the morning hope you'll make it this night , if don't , please be more specific and accurate when you describe the errors you faced, that way we will be more efficient when answering
Sorry for language mistakes, English isn't my native language :silly:
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No matter if the firmware inside isn't working properly, with fastboot you can manually flash each partition that is needed as long as USB debugging is enabled and bootloader unlocked. After flashing these cleans parts you can properly use the dload method , and if you get an error using dload method can you tell me which one is it? At least the device behavior.
I have to sleep, I'll be right back on the morning hope you'll make it this night , if don't , please be more specific and accurate when you describe the errors you faced, that way we will be more efficient when answering
Sorry for language mistakes, English isn't my native language :silly:
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Currently there's no working OS on it so I'm gonna see if I can find a firmware that I can flash. Do you have any idea where I can get one?
Yeah on honor official site: Hihonor
Or with firmware finder
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Currently there's no working OS on it so I'm gonna see if I can find a firmware that I can flash. Do you have any idea where I can get one?
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If you need a full firmware then you should visit official honor site..
If you flash LineageOS on a phone without OS it won't work just because LineageOS patch the current installed System, if there is no system there is no way it will boot
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If you need a full firmware then you should visit official honor site..
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I can't find any Honor 8 FRD-L09 downloads anywhere on the Huawei sites or Honor sites. They must've removed the downloads just like they did with the Honor 7..
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If you flash LineageOS on a phone without OS it won't work just because LineageOS patch the current installed System, if there is no system there is no way it will boot
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I get that now and I know how to proceed in the future.
On another note, I got a good UPDATE.APP available but it refuses to install using the dload method because the versions are different. Does anyone know which partition the USERDATA.img file goes to?
You don't have to flash each single partition but dude in my opinion it's better to flash the whole UPDATE.APP, just use the rollback package and flash a lower EMUI.
Another thing: I'm currently on honor official site and I can download firmwares, you're searching in the wrong place.
www.hihonor.com/fr/support/search-result/index.html?keywords=honor 8
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You don't have to flash each single partition but dude in my opinion it's better to flash the whole UPDATE.APP, just use the rollback package and flash a lower EMUI.
Another thing: I'm currently on honor official site and I can download firmwares, you're searching in the wrong place.
www.hihonor.com/fr/support/search-result/index.html?keywords=honor 8
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Thank you for that link, I downloaded it and flashed it, I couldn't find it on any other hihonor site but this French one had it.
Again, thank you, it worked flawlessly installing and it updated instantly. You saved me from a lot of worrying and anxiety about breaking my friends phone lol.
I'm really glad to read that dude
thanks for the firmware been looking for it for very long!
btw you just saved another honor 8
Hi guys,
I tried to update my Bln-l21 from emui 5 (nougat) to emui 8 (oreo) using the guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/how-to/guide-update-to-emui-8-t3807806
It worked so I went on to install TWRP from https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/development/rom-emui-8-0-0-honor-6x-dual-sim-t3794079, as suggested in a comment on the guide.
Only then I realized that in order to install Gapps I needed GSM installer, so I downloaded it, but it didn't work because it loaded TWRP instead of the stock erecovery.
I started to panic real bad
I tried reinstalling the firmware using hwota8 (since i had upgraded i figured i had to use that), but it completely destroyed my phone.
Now it wont boot, recovery wont boot and neither erecovery. I can only get it to enter fastboot.
I know, I am a total noob, but PLEASE help me out on this, i'm desperate.
Thank you so much
If you can enter into fastboot, just install twrp, boot into twrp and flash the ROM using HuRUpdater. Use your external storage for the HuRUpdater and the ROM files. The instructions are here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/development/tool-flash-official-firmware-recovery-t3769279
Before flashing through Hurupdater wipe system Cache Data Internal and Dalvik/ART Cache.
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If you can enter into fastboot, just install twrp, boot into twrp and flash the ROM using HuRUpdater. Use your external storage for the HuRUpdater and the ROM files. The instructions are here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/development/tool-flash-official-firmware-recovery-t3769279
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Thank you for the answer, I was able to boot in TWRP (the one in the original post) and I downloaded Huru, but I'm unsure of which firmware to use. I want to downgrade back to nougat and rebrand back to europe (since the guide in the original post made me change to china).
Thank you again
Just use China and then install a custom ROM
Mannan Qamar said:
Just use China and then install a custom ROM
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which one should I choose from firmware finder?
Which rom do you recommend?
Bonny96 said:
which one should I choose from firmware finder?
Which rom do you recommend?
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Just use the original files you used in the first place. The ones you downloaded from the thread. In terms of a custom ROM there is a thread in Custom ROMS section for Pixys OS. Just search stable Pie ROM for Honor 6x and install it. It's very smooth, etc.
This is a EMUI 8 ROM. If you want to go back to EMUI 5 don't use this. This will only restore EMUI 8. After that flash Custom ROM Don't go back to EMUI 5
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Just use the original files you used in the first place. The ones you downloaded from the thread. In terms of a custom ROM there is a thread in Custom ROMS section for Pixys OS. Just search stable Pie ROM for Honor 6x and install it. It's very smooth, etc.
This is a EMUI 8 ROM. If you want to go back to EMUI 5 don't use this. This will only restore EMUI 8. After that flash Custom ROM Don't go back to EMUI 5
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Hi, I successfully flashed with Hurupdater and I'm going trough the installation of the pixys rom. The guide says that i need to flash the stock recovery for my device, where can I find it?
Can I pull it from the firmware I used for Huru? If that's the case, how?
Thank you again
I do have instructions over there but cause you asked I will tell.
Extract the Update.zip the large file. In it you will have an Update.app. Now serach for Huawei Update Extractor on XDA and Download it. Run the application and navigate to Update.app. Select it and in settings of Extractor uncheck the first option. Now extract Recovery_Ramdis.img and flash it. Luck.
Mannan Qamar said:
I do have instructions over there but cause you asked I will tell.
Extract the Update.zip the large file. In it you will have an Update.app. Now serach for Huawei Update Extractor on XDA and Download it. Run the application and navigate to Update.app. Select it and in settings of Extractor uncheck the first option. Now extract Recovery_Ramdis.img and flash it. Luck.
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Thank you so much! Now the phone is working again, I'm only having trouble flashing magisk (it doesn't show up among the apps) but i guess i can live without it for now...
Have you got a paypal or something? I wanna buy you a coffe, it seems the least I can do to repay your kindness and patience!
Bonny96 said:
Thank you so much! Now the phone is working again, I'm only having trouble flashing magisk (it doesn't show up among the apps) but i guess i can live without it for now...
Have you got a paypal or something? I wanna buy you a coffe, it seems the least I can do to repay your kindness and patience!
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Really there is no need for that. I did what anyone would do. Your thanks is enough.
Can you tell me what version you flashed. What TWRP did you use and what was the message after flashing.Now regarding Magisk, I am gonna assume you flashed the ZIP and the Magisk Manager app didn't show up, correct? To solve that just download Magisk Manager v6.0.1 and install the apk.
If that's not the issue then download any Root Checker app to see if device is rooted. Although I guess you need Magisk Manager to validate Root access. So just install Magisk Manager and let me know what it says. If it says device is unrooted then you probably need to flash Magisk again.
P.S: I don't have a PayPal. Not yet available in my country.
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Really there is no need for that. I did what anyone would do. Your thanks is enough.
Can you tell me what version you flashed. What TWRP did you use and what was the message after flashing.Now regarding Magisk, I am gonna assume you flashed the ZIP and the Magisk Manager app didn't show up, correct? To solve that just download Magisk Manager v6.0.1 and install the apk.
If that's not the issue then download any Root Checker app to see if device is rooted. Although I guess you need Magisk Manager to validate Root access. So just install Magisk Manager and let me know what it says. If it says device is unrooted then you probably need to flash Magisk again.
P.S: I don't have a PayPal. Not yet available in my country.
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I really appreciate your kindness,
I flashed the latest version of magisk available from the official thread using the same TWRP from before (king of mezi TWRP from elemental rom thread) and it looked fine... Yes, the app didn't show up, I will try with the manager and I'll let you know.
[edit] I installed the manager and turns out it actually worked the first time and I'm already rooted!
Thank you again, you've been wonderful!
Glad to help.
I wonder if there's a way of upgrading the OnePlus 6 without flashing OOS? On the 5T there were firmware zip files that did the trick.
If not, is it possible to flash OOS in TWRP and immediately flash a custom ROM again without wiping any data?
Wow, this has to be the laziest post/person yet.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/official-oxygenos-5-1-5-ota-oneplus-6-t3794232
That is a sticky in the news and discussion thread that explains EVERYTHING on this exact topic. You don't even to do a search but just look before posting.
Eric214 said:
Wow, this has to be the laziest post/person yet.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/official-oxygenos-5-1-5-ota-oneplus-6-t3794232
That is a sticky in the news and discussion thread that explains EVERYTHING on this exact topic. You don't even to do a search but just look before posting.
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I couldn't find any firmware ZIP only fastboot methods. I just wanted to know if someone extracted it already?
Macusercom said:
I couldn't find any firmware ZIP only fastboot methods. I just wanted to know if someone extracted it already?
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Actually most don't understand what you are asking, they are assuming the full install is what you're wanting. Not understanding that the firmware can be installed without the os.
Seems to be only used and reference on samsung devices anymore. everyone else calls full install firmware
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Actually most don't understand what you are asking, they are assuming the full install is what you're wanting. Not understanding that the firmware can be installed without the os.
Seems to be only used and reference on samsung devices anymore. everyone else calls full install firmware
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Without wanting to start a fight with how we call things I use ROM or software for the OS and firmware for the bootloader, baseband and other stuff that runs on the underlying hardware. That'd explain why I didn't understand the answer.
However, there appears to be no firmware zip without full OOS or at least only fastboot flash methods. But dirty flashing OOS and a custom ROM afterwards does work so the firmware will be updated and OOS overwritten
Macusercom said:
Without wanting to start a fight with how we call things I use ROM or software for the OS and firmware for the bootloader, baseband and other stuff that runs on the underlying hardware. That'd explain why I didn't understand the answer.
However, there appears to be no firmware zip without full OOS or at least only fastboot flash methods. But dirty flashing OOS and a custom ROM afterwards does work so the firmware will be updated and OOS overwritten
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Thats exactly what i meant you won't find those separated out here. (by here i mean for oneplus6 ) everyone takes firmware to mean the full install.
I was hoping someone would get the modem for the t-mobile 6t but looks like i will have to make a clumsy attempt on my own when I have more time.
TWRP installed fine. I try to backup my stock rom and it says unable to unmount system and unable to locate boot partition. The log isn't even in my sdcard. What can I do?
MikeyJay530 said:
TWRP installed fine. I try to backup my stock rom and it says unable to unmount system and unable to locate boot partition. The log isn't even in my sdcard. What can I do?
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You don't really need to backup your stock rom, you can download your stock firmware and then flash via adb. See https://openkirin.net/user_guide/how-to-download-stock-emui-firmware-for-your-device/
I've been running OpenKirin's Resurrection Remix for months without even having TWRP installed since the versions we have here all aren't working properly for the EU model
Check out the other guides on that website - if you're using a supported device you can simply flash via adb
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You don't really need to backup your stock rom, you can download your stock firmware and then flash via adb. See https://openkirin.net/user_guide/how-to-download-stock-emui-firmware-for-your-device/
I've been running OpenKirin's Resurrection Remix for months without even having TWRP installed since the versions we have here all aren't working properly for the EU model
Check out the other guides on that website - if you're using a supported device you can simply flash via adb
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Found my model. There's 3 links. Which one do I download?
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Found my model. There's 3 links. Which one do I download?
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If you're talking about the firmware then follow the guide, it tells you which one you need.
If you're talking about the custom roms on their site: Those are different roms so you have to make that choice yourself.
LineageOS is pretty "vanilla" without a lot of options, ResurrectionRemix has just about every option you could think of and OmniRom is in between those two.
The choice is yours - just make sure to always use the latest version
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If you're talking about the firmware then follow the guide, it tells you which one you need.
If you're talking about the custom roms on their site: Those are different roms so you have to make that choice yourself.
LineageOS is pretty "vanilla" without a lot of options, ResurrectionRemix has just about every option you could think of and OmniRom is in between those two.
The choice is yours - just make sure to always use the latest version
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Well for the firmware, there's 3 different links for my Full OTA and they're all different sizes. Could I still flash custom roms and stuff even though TWRP is being weird?
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Well for the firmware, there's 3 different links for my Full OTA and they're all different sizes. Could I still flash custom roms and stuff even though TWRP is being weird?
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I don't know why there's 3 links - if the guide doesn't help you sort it then I suggest you join the Telegram group and ask there
If your device is a EU model then there is no fully working TWRP available. Personally I would NOT risk flashing anything through it, esp. since flashing via adb is so easy
Join the Telegram group (link on the website and in my signature), I'm sure someone there will have the answers you need :fingers-crossed:
Been researching how to root this beast and it seems there are no "easy" solutions with this phone. I bought this A51 outright at TechSource (Toronto, Canada) after noticing the Spanish language text on the box, assuming it to be Exynos... verified by checking the phone's vitals in its config menu. Laid out 500+ CDN for it on the spot. In the past, there was an assumption that anything Exynos could be easily bootloader-unlocked and rooted. Hmmm.... Bootloader is indeed easily unlockable however, the root not so much so. Any root solutions found so far are insanely convoluted and downright dangerous for most ppl to consider. I have run rooted and Lineage OS'ed on a Sammy S4 and a Sony XA2-U without too much difficulty however that seems to be childs-play compared to this A51 beast! Patching pieces of a downloaded stock rom with Magisk and flashing to the recovery partition? Hmmm.... and no Lineage OS in sight?
Here's hoping someone out there has a simpler more elegent solution which doesn't carry so much risk. I'm sure there are many of us who would appreciate a little help from some kind dev who might take the time to sort this out... and here's hoping there will be Lineage OS for this beast down the road! I'm dying to unleash the full potential of this great beastie!
Oh, BTW, too many restrictions in Android 10/Q... errr... thats a discussion best left for another day. ;-))
Regards...
-[ Hummer ]-
BTW, Above post sent via Firefox v52.9.0 ESR, the last usable XUL browser...
i can send you a AP recovery image if you have standard Firmware. or i can Give you the links to a working twrp and linage os both root are from magisk
danofaster said:
i can send you a AP recovery image if you have standard Firmware. or i can Give you the links to a working twrp and linage os both root are from magisk
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Bro pls do send link for the working twrp, been trying for days to install a custom rom on my A51, but whenever I boot into the twrp it fails to mount system, vendor, data, cache. Please i need help on this
https://build.lolinet.com/file/lineage/a51/
Has linage and a working twrp and all.
the boot.img u wring that into the zip and it will give you a mejestic root.
and it wont whipe system. either its something to do with the drm thingy
put the recovering into a *.tar compression copy the lineage os onto a sd stick
danofaster said:
https://build.lolinet.com/file/lineage/a51/
Has linage and a working twrp and all.
the boot.img u wring that into the zip and it will give you a mejestic root.
and it wont whipe system. either its something to do with the drm thingy
put the recovering into a *.tar compression copy the lineage os onto a sd stick
So when it comes to system whipe just makesure u have the latest firmware downloaded flash that on then go with the put recovery.img ova and then flash with the lineage os zip. in recovery
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Hello
you can look in this video
How to installed TWRP Recovery and Root your Galaxy A51 device
Hi danofaster,
Thanks for the link to a Lineage source...
That source is a directory tree with the following
file being the latest revision:
lineage-17.1-20201010-EXPERIMENTAL-a51.zip
hummer2238 said:
Hi danofaster,
Thanks for the link to a Lineage source...
That source is a directory tree with the following
file being the latest revision:
lineage-17.1-20201010-EXPERIMENTAL-a51.zip
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Note... there is a "TWRP" dir listed there however there is no file for the A51. Do you have a link to
a working TWRP for the A51? If so, please post it so
that we can finally get this AWESOME A51 beastie set
for flashing Lineage.
Thanks / Regards...
-[ Hummer ]-
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Note... there is a "TWRP" dir listed there however there is no file for the A51. Do you have a link to
a working TWRP for the A51? If so, please post it so
that we can finally get this AWESOME A51 beastie set
for flashing Lineage.
Thanks / Regards...
-[ Hummer ]-
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Ho! Found one...
twrp-a51-3.5.0_10-1_ianmacd.tar
at { https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=17248734326145708114
Rooting was quite easy for me (Android 11, One Ui 3.1), the thing you should worry about is getting into KG Prenormal state and SafetyNet (ctsProfile fail, basicIntegrity success).
FBE is on by default, I don't suggest flashing multidisabler because it makes SafetyNet worser (ctsProfile and basicIntegrity fails) and fingerprint unlock no longer work.
I have rooted my A51F CSC Bahamas. I don't know if that helps anyone, if it can help let me know and I will try to answer questions or send you copies of the files I used. I installed Magisk and TWRP however I am unable to make a TWRP Backup as I keep getting the 255 error. Attached are some screenshots from TWRP. Any feedback is much welcome.