Advice needed porting TWRP to AllWinner a50 - General Topics

Heya guys!
So I've been busy making a TWRP recovery image for my unlocked chinese tablet (a Deejoy q728) that I bought from Amazon. It's a reaaaaally generic one with literally no firmware available over the entirety of the webs(yes I followed every tutorial you could think of that explains how to find firmware, believe me *sigh*).
Now I've gotten TWRP 2.3.6 to actually boot. I used the recovery img from another tablet with almost the same hardware(Concord HS or something) as a base and brought the necessary files into a TWRP 2.6.3 for the AllWinner A23 SoC. with Android Image Kitchen. The steps I took are from this post on DroidWin. It boots but I am encountering the following(major) problems.
1. Even though it displays in landscape, the touch screen seems to think it's in portrait.
2. Partitions just can't be found whatsoever. I think this might have to do with the fact that I don't know too much about fstab.
3. Adbd doesn't work.
By the by, I also edited the fstab files so that they contain the specific partition info of my tablet, not the Concord, as the Concord has several partitions that simply don't exist on mine. Code for twrp.fstab and recovery.fstab down below:
Code:
twrp.fstab:
/boot emmc /dev/block/by-name/boot
/recovery emmc /dev/block/by-name/recovery
/system ext4 /dev/block/by-name/system
/data ext4 /dev/block/by-name/UDISK flags=encryptable=/dev/block/by-name/metadata
/cache ext4 /dev/block/by-name/cache
/misc emmc /dev/block/by-name/misc
/external_sd vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 flags=removable;storage;display="SDCARD"
/usb-otg auto /dev/block/sda1 flags=removable;storage;display="USB-OTG"
recovery.fstab:
# Android fstab file.
# The filesystem that contains the filesystem checker binary (typically /system) cannot
# specify MF_CHECK, and must come before any filesystems that do specify MF_CHECK
#<src> <mnt_point> <type> <mnt_flags and options> <fs_mgr_flags>
/dev/block/by-name/system /system ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait,first_stage_mount,logical,avb=vbmeta,avb_keys=/avb/q-gsi.avbpubkey:/avb/r-gsi.avbpubkey:/avb/s-gsi.avbpubkey
/dev/block/by-name/vendor /vendor ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait,first_stage_mount,logical
#product /product ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait,first_stage_mount,logical
/dev/block/by-name/UDISK /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,discard wait,check,formattable,fileencryption=adiantum,quota,reservedsize=33554432
/dev/block/by-name/cache /cache ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered,nomblk_io_submit,noauto_da_alloc,errors=panic wait,check,formattable
/dev/block/by-name/metadata /metadata ext4 nodev,noatime,nosuid,errors=panic wait,first_stage_mount,formattable
/dev/block/by-name/boot /boot emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/by-name/recovery /recovery emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/by-name/misc /misc emmc defaults defaults
#/dev/block/by-name/super /super emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/by-name/frp /persistent emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/zram0 none swap defaults zramsize=75%
/devices/platform/soc/sdc0/mmc_host/mmc* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=extsd:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/usbc0/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/5101000.ehci0-controller/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/5200000.ehci1-controller/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/5101000.ohci0-controller/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/5200000.ohci1-controller/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/external_sd vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 flags=removable;storage;display="SDCARD"
/usb-otg auto /dev/block/sda1 flags=removable;storage;display="USB-OTG"
# add for recovery
none /sdcard emmc defaults defaults
Edit: The main reason I really want this to end up working is because there are a ton of cheap allwinner a50 tablets and most of them(at least mine) are bootloader unlockable. Add Magisk to these babies and voila! Ya got a cheap device that you can theme to your hearts content. Toying around with tech has always been my thing haha.
So if anyone has any tips for me to get a sorta head start on this, I would really appreciate it!
Sincerely,
Snow

snowlily said:
Heya guys!
So I've been busy making a TWRP recovery image for my unlocked chinese tablet (a Deejoy q728) that I bought from Amazon. It's a reaaaaally generic one with literally no firmware available over the entirety of the webs(yes I followed every tutorial you could think of that explains how to find firmware, believe me *sigh*).
Now I've gotten TWRP 2.3.6 to actually boot. I used the recovery img from another tablet with almost the same hardware(Concord HS or something) as a base and brought the necessary files into a TWRP 2.6.3 for the AllWinner A23 SoC. with Android Image Kitchen. The steps I took are from this post on DroidWin. It boots but I am encountering the following(major) problems.
1. Even though it displays in landscape, the touch screen seems to think it's in portrait.
2. Partitions just can't be found whatsoever. I think this might have to do with the fact that I don't know too much about fstab.
3. Adbd doesn't work.
By the by, I also edited the fstab files so that they contain the specific partition info of my tablet, not the Concord, as the Concord has several partitions that simply don't exist on mine. Code for twrp.fstab and recovery.fstab down below:
Code:
twrp.fstab:
/boot emmc /dev/block/by-name/boot
/recovery emmc /dev/block/by-name/recovery
/system ext4 /dev/block/by-name/system
/data ext4 /dev/block/by-name/UDISK flags=encryptable=/dev/block/by-name/metadata
/cache ext4 /dev/block/by-name/cache
/misc emmc /dev/block/by-name/misc
/external_sd vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 flags=removable;storage;display="SDCARD"
/usb-otg auto /dev/block/sda1 flags=removable;storage;display="USB-OTG"
recovery.fstab:
# Android fstab file.
# The filesystem that contains the filesystem checker binary (typically /system) cannot
# specify MF_CHECK, and must come before any filesystems that do specify MF_CHECK
#<src> <mnt_point> <type> <mnt_flags and options> <fs_mgr_flags>
/dev/block/by-name/system /system ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait,first_stage_mount,logical,avb=vbmeta,avb_keys=/avb/q-gsi.avbpubkey:/avb/r-gsi.avbpubkey:/avb/s-gsi.avbpubkey
/dev/block/by-name/vendor /vendor ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait,first_stage_mount,logical
#product /product ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait,first_stage_mount,logical
/dev/block/by-name/UDISK /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,discard wait,check,formattable,fileencryption=adiantum,quota,reservedsize=33554432
/dev/block/by-name/cache /cache ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered,nomblk_io_submit,noauto_da_alloc,errors=panic wait,check,formattable
/dev/block/by-name/metadata /metadata ext4 nodev,noatime,nosuid,errors=panic wait,first_stage_mount,formattable
/dev/block/by-name/boot /boot emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/by-name/recovery /recovery emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/by-name/misc /misc emmc defaults defaults
#/dev/block/by-name/super /super emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/by-name/frp /persistent emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/zram0 none swap defaults zramsize=75%
/devices/platform/soc/sdc0/mmc_host/mmc* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=extsd:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/usbc0/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/5101000.ehci0-controller/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/5200000.ehci1-controller/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/5101000.ohci0-controller/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/devices/platform/soc/5200000.ohci1-controller/usb* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=usb:auto,encryptable=footer
/external_sd vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 flags=removable;storage;display="SDCARD"
/usb-otg auto /dev/block/sda1 flags=removable;storage;display="USB-OTG"
# add for recovery
none /sdcard emmc defaults defaults
Edit: The main reason I really want this to end up working is because there are a ton of cheap allwinner a50 tablets and most of them(at least mine) are bootloader unlockable. Add Magisk to these babies and voila! Ya got a cheap device that you can theme to your hearts content. Toying around with tech has always been my thing haha.
So if anyone has any tips for me to get a sorta head start on this, I would really appreciate it!
Sincerely,
Snow
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I realize this port is now months old, but I did want to ask how your TWRP port worked out? I'm presently working on Allwinner-a50 and Allwinner-100 tablet projects.

Viva La Android said:
I realize this port is now months old, but I did want to ask how your TWRP port worked out? I'm presently working on Allwinner-a50 and Allwinner-100 tablet projects.
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Welllll I have no idea how I did it, but I got it to boot. Touch screen drivers functioned overall but while being horizontal, the touch screen responded as if in portrait, so I literally ended up measuring where what button would be on the touch screen compared what was actually displayed. I eventually gave up as something tells me that the A50 might have very proprietary storage drivers, because no matter what I do, twrp refuses to see any device attached. Also, though most allwinner socs are well docd, the a50 isn't as much and afaik the allwinner barely acknowledges the a50. Though I am really happy I got to develop some more experience with things like fstab and it was a lot of fun

snowlily said:
Welllll I have no idea how I did it, but I got it to boot. Touch screen drivers functioned overall but while being horizontal, the touch screen responded as if in portrait, so I literally ended up measuring where what button would be on the touch screen compared what was actually displayed. I eventually gave up as something tells me that the A50 might have very proprietary storage drivers, because no matter what I do, twrp refuses to see any device attached. Also, though most allwinner socs are well docd, the a50 isn't as much and afaik the allwinner barely acknowledges the a50. Though I am really happy I got to develop some more experience with things like fstab and it was a lot of fun
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Outstanding job. That's no small feat when dealing with Allwinner, and especially their more obscure A-series chipset like the a50. So, TWRP will not recognize USB OTG device or other attached devices?

Viva La Android said:
Outstanding job. That's no small feat when dealing with Allwinner, and especially their more obscure A-series chipset like the a50. So, TWRP will not recognize USB OTG device or other attached devices?
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It won't even recognize the internal storage. When maneuver my why with the barely functional touchscreen to the log option, it just shows a long list of "couldn't mount"s. And no matter what I do TWRP has zero access to internal or external storage. Be it otg or microsd. I've tried several way of formatting the fstabs layout. Be it the average template I would find within twrp, or base my fstabs on those in stock recovery. Anyhow, it was taking alot of time in my life and started to get annoying /hj. Though I am glad I developed some experience. But I wanted to make something that would require alot more time, but would be alot more fun to make. It's a series called "Bull[censored] simulator." Though it's not really a simulator. And the real game lies within. Well... The game itself. As in the hexadecimal, the itchio page's assets and so on. Atm I am busy with a part that inserts it's lore into a Pokémon rom hack I will probably call Bull**** Sim: Pokémon Edition(Working title of course lol) so sorry for abandoning this job. Though I AM glad that people still take interest. Maybe I'll get back to it someday if I ain't beaten to the chase

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getting stock rooted Calkulin rom converted to data/cache f2fs

@Calkulin (because you uploaded the rom)
@katinatez (because you are good folk)
@zaphodbeeb (becasue you are the one that taught me to convert to mixed partitions)
hoping to get some help on this for me and others wanting to try out the update.
i am trying to get the rooted 05q to work on my mixed f2fs/etx4 partitions. data/cache f2fs - system etx4 so i don't have to wipe my /data partition.
i have gone through several routes so far to no avail. sideloading/flashing. flashing the ak 113 kernel with instructions for the new update. updated to the new katinatez philz with the new f2fs comits.
1. updater script - i did not see a need in changing the /data to use busybox for f2fs as the line of code is already there.
2. fstab.bacon - i used zaphods new f2fs all or f2fs mixed
Code:
# Android fstab file.
#<src> <mnt_point> <type> <mnt_flags and options> <fs_mgr_flags>
# The filesystem that contains the filesystem checker binary (typically /system) cannot
# specify MF_CHECK, and must come before any filesystems that do specify MF_CHECK
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system f2fs ro,noatime,nosuid,nodev,discard,nodiratime,inline_xattr,errors=recover wait
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc,errors=panic wait,check,encryptable=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/reserve4
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata /data f2fs noatime,nosuid,nodev,discard,nodiratime,inline_xattr,errors=recover wait,nonremovable,encryptable=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/reserve4
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/cache /cache ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc,errors=panic wait,check
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/cache /cache f2fs noatime,nosuid,nodev,discard,nodiratime,inline_xattr,errors=recover wait
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/persist /persist ext4 nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered,nodelalloc,nomblk_io_submit,errors=panic wait,check
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot /boot emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery /recovery emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc /misc emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem /firmware vfat ro,shortname=lower,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=227,fmask=337,context=u:object_r:firmware_file:s0 wait
/devices/platform/xhci-hcd auto vfat defaults voldmanaged=usbdisk:auto
at first i just flashed the the new extras file (firmware modem linked with Calkulin's rom. then flashed the rom. i got stuck on the bootanimation for ten minutes.
then i thought it might be the kernel not 'jiving' with f2fs. so i sideloaded the ak_113 (on top of what i had already done) with the instructionsfrom @xlollomanx (thanks) linked from the ak kernel thread.
still.... stuck on cyanogen boot for ten minutes
then i restored my backup and sideloaded everything, ak kernel and all, from scratch.
once again... grrr. still stuck on boot animation for ten minutes.
any ideas on what i can do?

[RECOVERY][TWRP][ROOT] Ulefone Power

I've created TWRP 3.0.2 from sources (to be honest - only TWRP, Kernel is prebuilt from Stock ROM)
HowTo Flash TWRP
http://ulefone.com/download/power.html (no root required)
Or extract twrp.img from zip File and use Apps like Flashify (root required)
HowTo gain root
After this you can Flash flash SuperSU via TWRP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Thanks to
 @BlueFlame4
Nice!
Perfect thanks!!!
Thanks for your work.
Are you able to create a twrp for the ulefone power 2, if I provide you a scatter file of the power 2 stockrom?
I already tried it myself but ended up in many bootloops.
Greetings
Good evening.please help me.i want to uninstall custom recovery twrp (teamwin) can you tell me how to uninstall in order to install the official one?
kraftmaschine said:
Thanks for your work.
Are you able to create a twrp for the ulefone power 2, if I provide you a scatter file of the power 2 stockrom?
I already tried it myself but ended up in many bootloops.
Greetings
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After I unlocked the bootloader, I tried to port TWRP from Oukitel k6000 plus since both have same chipset MT6750T and same resolution. I tried to follow this guide on youtube video using Carliv Image Kitchen. But I failed. Heck, I tried to flash the k6000 plus recovery and nothing. Not even boot loops , the stock recovery still shows up.
Edit: I was partially successful. I was able to get to TWRP but touch screen not working. I connected a mouse and was able to change the Russian language of the original k6000+ TWRP port. But what is not working is the mounts of partitions. I tried to copy the mount points from fstab.mt6755 which is in stock recovery to the new port. But the new port doesn't have such file, instead it has goldfish fstab files, I tried editing them manually to match them, but it didn't work.
This is just a stab in the dark. If anyone know how to fix partition mounts and why touch screen not working, I would be grateful.
I replaced recovery.fstab from stock to the ported one also replaced default.prop.
fstab.mt6755 <- That comes with stock recovery
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/system /system ext4 ro wait,verify
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/userdata /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,noauto_da_alloc,discard wait,check,resize,forceencrypt=/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/metadata
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/cache /cache ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,noauto_da_alloc,discard wait,check
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/protect1 /protect_f ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,noauto_da_alloc,commit=1,nodelalloc wait,check,formattable
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/protect2 /protect_s ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,noauto_da_alloc,commit=1,nodelalloc wait,check,formattable
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/nvdata /nvdata ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,noauto_da_alloc,discard wait,check,formattable
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/frp /persistent emmc defaults defaults
/devices/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0* auto vfat defaults voldmanaged=sdcard0:auto
/devices/mtk-msdc.0/11240000.msdc1* auto vfat defaults voldmanaged=sdcard1:auto,encryptable=userdata
/devices/soc/11270000.usb3_xhci* auto vfat defaults voldmanaged=usbotg:auto
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/nvram /nvram emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/proinfo /proinfo emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/lk /bootloader emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/lk2 /bootloader2 emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/para /misc emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/boot /boot emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/recovery /recovery emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/logo /logo emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/expdb /expdb emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/secro /secro emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/seccfg /seccfg emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/md1img /md1img emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/md1dsp /md1dsp emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/md1arm7 /md1arm7 emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/md3img /md3img emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/ppl /ppl emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/tee1 /tee1 emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/tee2 /tee2 emmc defaults defaults
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fstab.ranchu <- That comes with Oukitel k6000+ TWRP recovery
# Android fstab file.
#<src> <mnt_point> <type> <mnt_flags and options> <fs_mgr_flags>
# The filesystem that contains the filesystem checker binary (typically /system) cannot
# specify MF_CHECK, and must come before any filesystems that do specify MF_CHECK
/dev/block/vda /system ext4 ro wait
/dev/block/vdb /cache ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,nomblk_io_submit,errors=panic wait
/dev/block/vdc /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,nomblk_io_submit,errors=panic wait
#/devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 auto vfat defaults voldmanaged=sdcard:auto
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Also fstab.goldfish <- That comes with Oukitel k6000+ TWRP recovery
# Android fstab file.
#<src> <mnt_point> <type> <mnt_flags and options> <fs_mgr_flags>
# The filesystem that contains the filesystem checker binary (typically /system) cannot
# specify MF_CHECK, and must come before any filesystems that do specify MF_CHECK
/dev/block/mtdblock0 /system ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait
/dev/block/mtdblock1 /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,nomblk_io_submit wait,check
/dev/block/mtdblock2 /cache ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev wait,check
/devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0* auto auto defaults voldmanaged=sdcard:auto,noemulatedsd
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Ulefone Power2 volte is getting enabled.
I am not able to enable volte flag in ulefone power2... Does any one see volte flag as enabled. Even i am not able to root this phone
Please help

Genius wanted: TWRP for LENOVO TB-X104F

Could a genius with some time on there hands make TWRP for this device, its driving me insane, everything provided below.
Android 8.1
2GB RAM
Snapdragon 210
MSM8909
GPU Adreno 304
Times like these i wish i could follow a tutorial correctly.
Thanks in advance!
I had to archive the recovery as the IMG was over 8MB.
frankieuk said:
Could a genius with some time on there hands make TWRP for this device, its driving me insane, everything provided below.
Android 8.1
2GB RAM
Snapdragon 210
MSM8909
GPU Adreno 304
Times like these i wish i could follow a tutorial correctly.
Thanks in advance!
I had to archive the recovery as the IMG was over 8MB.
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I know this reply is a little late... but have you tried twrp builder app? Search xda... got a working recovery for an obscure UMX budget phone... I have this tablet but I haven't bothered trying to do anything with it.
i have ported the Lenovo Tab 10 TB-X103F twrp to {TB-X104F}
tdawgg777 said:
I know this reply is a little late... but have you tried twrp builder app? Search xda... got a working recovery for an obscure UMX budget phone... I have this tablet but I haven't bothered trying to do anything with it.
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i have ported the Lenovo Tab 10 TB-X103F twrp to {TB-X104F}but.... i having problems with partitions when i boot into it
i think my problems has to do with recovery.FSTAB file
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heres my current recovery.fstab for twrp
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#device mount point fstype [device2] [length=]
/boot emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot flags=display="Boot";backup=1
/recovery emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery flags=display="Recovery";backup=1
/system ext4 /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system flags=display="System";backup=1;wipeingui
/misc emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc flags=display="Misc";backup=0
/cache ext4 /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/cache flags=display="Cache";backup=1;wipeingui;wipeduringfactoryreset
/data ext4 /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata flags=display="Data";backup=1;wipeingui;wipeduringfactoryreset;length=-16384
/sdcard0 vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 flags=display="Micro SDCard";storage;wipeingui;removable;backup=0
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heres he stock recovery.fstab
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#device mount point fstype [device2] [length=]
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system /system ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/vendor /vendor ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/cache /cache ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered wait,check
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc wait,check,encryptable=footer
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /sdcard vfat nosuid,nodev wait
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot /boot emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery /recovery emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc /misc emmc defaults defaults
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none of the partitions show up except (microsd card)
what am i doing wrong
Interested in recovery for this tablet also. Any luck?
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Hello Good People,
Is there a working TWRP for this tablet?
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Hello again,
Is there any working recovery for this tablet.
Its very very difficult to find a custom ROM.
Are people using LineageOS ?
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Phone manufacturers hate it! Get true adoptable storage with this trick!

Joke title aside, I had an idea for getting unencrypted and thereby instantly mounting sdcard as internal storage.
The idea is simply going inti the fstab and simply changing the entry for /data into
Code:
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1
. This requires the sdcard to be freshly formatted I think (probably in either ext4 or f2fs)
Going even further, we could get back the internal storage and make it appear as an external sdcard, so it's not totally wasted. (In theory, maybe I'm overlooking something). For now, it's not in the modified fstab.
Only do this if you don't have anything to lose on the phone and on the sdcard
Here's the modified fstab. Would be interesting to see if someone could test it. Copy and paste the text in the spoiler into a new file called fstab.qcom (make sure to save in Linux line breaks if you're on Windows).
Make sure to make a backup of /system/vendor/etc/fstab.qcom before proceeding via adb pull or some other method.
Reboot to TWRP
Again, make sure you have backed up the file you're about to overwrite
Do adb push fstab.qcom /system/vendor/etc/
Reboot
See what happens
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Code:
# The filesystem that contains the filesystem checker binary (typically /system) cannot
# specify MF_CHECK, and must come before any filesystems that do specify MF_CHECK
#<src> <mnt_point> <type> <mnt_flags and options> <fs_mgr_flags>
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system / ext4 ro,barrier=1,discard wait,slotselect
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /data f2fs nosuid,nodev,noatime,discard,fsync_mode=nobarrier wait,check,encryptable=footer,quota
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /data ext4 nosuid,nodev,noatime,noauto_da_alloc wait,check,encryptable=footer,quota,formattable
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/persist /mnt/vendor/persist ext4 nosuid,nodev,noatime wait,check
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/dsp /vendor/dsp ext4 ro,nosuid,nodev wait
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/modem /vendor/firmware_mnt vfat ro,shortname=lower,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=227,fmask=337,context=u:object_r:firmware_file:s0 wait,slotselect
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc /misc emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/config /frp emmc defaults defaults
#/devices/platform/soc/7864900.sdhci/mmc_host* auto auto defaults wait,voldmanaged=sdcard1:auto,noemulatedsd,encryptable=userdata
/devices/platform/soc/7000000.ssusb/7000000.dwc3/xhci-hcd.0.auto* auto auto defaults wait,voldmanaged=usb:auto
#/dev/block/zram0 none swap defaults zramsize=536870912,max_comp_streams=8
Looking forward to hearing from someone if it worked and how the performance is.
Good Luck with testing.
"Phone manufacturers hate it! Get true garbage I/O performance with this trick!"
Emmc memory is much faster than sd-cards and even more importantly it's much more failproof than the regular consumer grade sd-card. But if low on storage for apps, sure
flex1911 said:
"Phone manufacturers hate it! Get true garbage I/O performance with this trick!"
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Wel it wasn't intended to be a serious mod. I'm mostly just curious if it works and need a guinea pig as I can't afford wiping my phone right now ?
flex1911 said:
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LOL :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Guide to Treble/GSI on the Palm Phone

From this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...velopment/aosp-10-0-quack-phh-treble-t3992559, the TrebleCheck app indicates we need an arm64 "a-only" ROM. The Palm Phone is running vendor version 8.1.
Step 1: Download Sugar. This thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/release-root-palm-phone-t4021201, has everything you need to know about Sugar. I ran the upgrade once to download the full stock ROM (make a backup as described). Warning, this erases all of your data.
Step 2: Follow this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/guide-porting-twrp-source-t3843473, to build a TWRP for the Palm Phone without source. I used the latest TWRP for the Asus Nexus 7 2013 LTE as my base. From your Palm upgrade backup, the recovery image is the one that starts with 'R', about 36MB. Rename your new TWRP image to match the stock recovery and replace it similar to the rooting guide for replacing the boot image.
Update: snoopy20 has shared his TWRP image here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82654073&postcount=26
Step 3: Extract the system image you downloaded and rename and replace the stock system image. It's the largest file in your Sugar device folder.
Step 4: Re-run the upgrade in Sugar with your replaced images in place.
Step 5: You're probably stuck in a boot loop. Press and hold the power button until you get into recovery, which is now TWRP. First, I formatted data. Then push or otherwise copy this zip to the device: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/universal-dm-verity-forceencrypt-t3817389 and install it from TWRP. The stock configuration should be fine, i.e. don't worry about re-naming the zip. Note, do NOT use adb sideload, since that seems to wreck the zip installer's ability to use its own file name to configure itself.
Update: The Universal dm-verity zip may not always work, in particular on AOSP Android 10 images. In this case, you can use another Android device and Magisk Manager to patch the Palm boot image. Push the boot image from your Palm backup (described in Step 1) to the other Android device. It's the mbn file that starts with 'B'. I chose to rename it to boot.img for easier use. Than use Magisk Manager to patch it. Push the modified boot image back to the Palm (in TWRP) and use TWRP to Install->Image it.
Step 6: Reboot! Wipe data and cache for good measure, and you should be set!
All credit goes to the folks from the links above for creating the Treble system image, TWRP guide, and dm-verity script. Thanks to snoopy20 for his TWRP image.
Things that work so far:
* Almost everything
Doesn't work
* Soft key requires an app, such as Key Mapper, to use
* Screen auto brightness is missing
Can you post the TWRP you created?
snoopy20 said:
Can you post the TWRP you created?
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Is it kosher to publicly post a TWRP created like this (i.e. not from source)?
Additionally, I'm not entirely confident I didn't screw something up, so I'm a little wary to risk everyone's device. Specifically, I do not know what would happen if you get caught in a boot loop and don't have a functioning recovery to boot into in order to restore...
Yeah you just write "Unofficial" or something in the title. Right now I'm happy to brick the Palm, I'm 99% of the way to dropping it but it would be fantastic if I can get a stock Android on it.
By the way do the restrictions, i.e wifi tethering, get applied by the Vendor package?
snoopy20 said:
Yeah you just write "Unofficial" or something in the title. Right now I'm happy to brick the Palm, I'm 99% of the way to dropping it but it would be fantastic if I can get a stock Android on it.
By the way do the restrictions, i.e wifi tethering, get applied by the Vendor package?
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Hard for me to test since I don't have a supported SIM, but the tethering menu is available in Settings. You'll have to try it and let us know.
If you post the TWRP I'll do so. My biggest concern is if I **** up building it. I sent you a PM.
snoopy20 said:
If you post the TWRP I'll do so. My biggest concern is if I **** up building it. I sent you a PM.
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Just waiting for android file host to approve
I've attempted to repack but found:
1. Two fstab files are fstab.qcom and fstab.grouper, don't know if I should delete them but instructions seem to indicate I should.
2. Stock ramdisk folder doesn't have a fstab.* file to copy over.
I ended up with this twrp.fstab. Note the encryption part from /data is gone? Unsure if this is ok.
# mount point fstype device
#twrp.fstab
/system ext4 /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system
/cache ext4 /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/cache
/data ext4 /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata
/misc emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc
/boot emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot
/recovery emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery
/external_sd vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 flags=removable;storage;display="SDCARD"
/usb-otg auto /dev/block/sda1 flags=removable;storage;display="USB-OTG"
Just a big heads up, when trying to connect to the network today (Visible) I noticed that my IMEI was 0000.... I have never successfully connected the Palm phone and while the behavior now is consistent with my issues before, I can't say whether or not flashing the GSI as outlined here erased my IMEI.
Proceed with caution.
I'm not proceeding at all unless you post your twrp or verify the issues I've had creating it.
I read the IMEI is held on another partition, type 'efs'. I can't see Sugar killing it. More likely your fstab options aren't mounting it.
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Here is a list of all the mountpoints on a working phone. At a guess the IMEI is held in /firmware. Do you have this mounted?
rootfs on / type rootfs (ro,seclabel,size=1358776k,nr_inodes=339694)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,nosuid,relatime,size=1439668k,nr_inodes=359917,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=600)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime,gid=3009,hidepid=2)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,seclabel,relatime)
selinuxfs on /sys/fs/selinux type selinuxfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p27 on /system type ext4 (ro,seclabel,relatime,discard,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p28 on /vendor type ext4 (ro,seclabel,relatime,discard,data=ordered)
none on /acct type cgroup (rw,relatime,cpuacct)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,seclabel,relatime)
tmpfs on /mnt type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,relatime,size=1439668k,nr_inodes=359917,mode=755,gid=1000)
none on /config type configfs (rw,relatime)
none on /dev/cpuctl type cgroup (rw,relatime,cpu)
pstore on /sys/fs/pstore type pstore (rw,seclabel,relatime)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p52 on /fotadata type ext4 (rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,discard,noauto_da_alloc,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p29 on /cache type ext4 (rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 on /dsp type ext4 (ro,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,relatime,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 on /firmware type vfat (ro,context=ubject_r:firmware_file:s0,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0337,dmask=0227,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=lower,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p30 on /persist type ext4 (rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,data=ordered)
tmpfs on /storage type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,relatime,size=1439668k,nr_inodes=359917,mode=755,gid=1000)
tracefs on /sys/kernel/debug/tracing type tracefs (rw,seclabel,relatime)
tmpfs on /sbin type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,relatime,size=1439668k,nr_inodes=359917,mode=755)
/sbin/.magisk/block/persist on /sbin/.magisk/mirror/persist type ext4 (rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered)
adb on /dev/usb-ffs/adb type functionfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/block/dm-0 on /data type ext4 (rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,discard,noauto_da_alloc,resuid=10010,data=ordered)
/sbin/.magisk/block/system on /sbin/.magisk/mirror/system type ext4 (ro,seclabel,relatime,discard,data=ordered)
/sbin/.magisk/block/vendor on /sbin/.magisk/mirror/vendor type ext4 (ro,seclabel,relatime,discard,data=ordered)
/sbin/.magisk/block/data on /sbin/.magisk/mirror/data type ext4 (rw,seclabel,relatime,discard,noauto_da_alloc,resuid=10010,data=ordered)
/data/media on /mnt/runtime/default/emulated type sdcardfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,fsuid=1023,fsgid=1023,gid=1015,multiuser,mask=6,derive_gid)
/data/media on /storage/emulated type sdcardfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,fsuid=1023,fsgid=1023,gid=1015,multiuser,mask=6,derive_gid)
/data/media on /mnt/runtime/read/emulated type sdcardfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,fsuid=1023,fsgid=1023,gid=9997,multiuser,mask=23,derive_gid)
/data/media on /mnt/runtime/write/emulated type sdcardfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,fsuid=1023,fsgid=1023,gid=9997,multiuser,mask=7,derive_gid)
The original firmware recovery has the /firmware mounted as the sdcard so depending on how you mounted for twrp could you have wiped it?
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system /system ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait,verify
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/cache /cache ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered wait,check
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/fotadata /fotadata ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered wait,check
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/vendor /vendor ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait,verify
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc wait,check
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /sdcard vfat nosuid,nodev wait
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot /boot emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery /recovery emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc /misc emmc defaults defaults
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/fsg /fsg emmc defaults defaults
Added my TWRP to the OP
OK I've compared and I can't see anything major. The only thing you do have is a few more mount points which I've not had in mine (listed). Where are they from? I think mounting the sdcard (modem firmware) is a bad idea so I'm going to skip that.
/sbl1 emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl1
#/sbl2 emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl2
#/sbl3 emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl3
/tz emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/tz
/rpm emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/rpm
/aboot emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/aboot
#/sbl2b emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl2b
#/sbl3b emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl3b
#/tzb emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/tzb
#/rpmb emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/rpmb
#/abootb emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/abootb
#/usb-otg vfat /dev/block/sda1 /dev/block/sda flags=removable;storage;display=USB-OTG
/external_sd vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
/usb-otg auto /dev/block/sda1
So, I have twrp installed, and a fast bootloop almost instantly on start. I haven't been able to solve it thus far. I can get into twrp which is something though.
snoopy20 said:
OK I've compared and I can't see anything major. The only thing you do have is a few more mount points which I've not had in mine (listed). Where are they from? I think mounting the sdcard (modem firmware) is a bad idea so I'm going to skip that.
/sbl1 emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl1
#/sbl2 emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl2
#/sbl3 emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl3
/tz emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/tz
/rpm emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/rpm
/aboot emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/aboot
#/sbl2b emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl2b
#/sbl3b emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl3b
#/tzb emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/tzb
#/rpmb emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/rpmb
#/abootb emmc /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/abootb
#/usb-otg vfat /dev/block/sda1 /dev/block/sda flags=removable;storage;display=USB-OTG
/external_sd vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
/usb-otg auto /dev/block/sda1
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I think the guide for porting TWRP mentioned to add it, so I did.
snoopy20 said:
So, I have twrp installed, and a fast bootloop almost instantly on start. I haven't been able to solve it thus far. I can get into twrp which is something though.
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Sounds similar to me. Did you flash the new system as well? If so, this is when you use TWRP to flash the zip to disable dm-verity.
I did, then the dm-verity but with no success. Assuming /system was corrupt or wrong I've deleted it. I'm now trying to work out how to flash the system.img without fastboot (which I don't have).
So far dd is ending up with a corrupt partition and twrp insists on a zip for system flash. Trying to figure out how to convert it.
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I did, then the dm-verity but with no success. Assuming /system was corrupt or wrong I've deleted it. I'm now trying to work out how to flash the system.img without fastboot (which I don't have).
So far dd is ending up with a corrupt partition and twrp insists on a zip for system flash. Trying to figure out how to convert it.
Actually you said you tried 10 unsuccessfully, so how did you then flash the v8 image?
snoopy20 said:
So far dd is ending up with a corrupt partition and twrp insists on a zip for system flash. Trying to figure out how to convert it.
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TWRP doesn't say "Install Image" at the bottom when you go to Install?
Actually you said you tried 10 unsuccessfully, so how did you then flash the v8 image?
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I'm assuming the 2nd link down in OP (github).
This is exciting!
Anytime I got stuck, from TWRP I used
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adb reboot edl
then I used Sugar to reflash everything all over again.
Phew, I didn't know about that one. I'll try again.
You can't flash an img from TWRP, there's no boot partition to enter fastboot mode.
I'd originally downloaded the nogapps without su and added Magisk.zip after, this caused an instant bootloop. The one with build in gapps+su works. It's possible to disable all gapps and related services except GoogleOne (I installed OpenLauncher into /system/app then removed GoogleOne by force). After this "Google" can be removed and all notifications about Google Services end.
I recommend you take down the twrp and remove the line which mounts the firmware partition as sdcard in case this is what wiped your IMEI. I build my own without this line and IMEI survived.
Tested
Wifi hotspot is working!
Bluetooth, camera, all USB,
Stability
Not working
Thee dots button (don't think it's a big deal as you get the three icons for back etc by default).
Auto screen brightness

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