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HI Guys , its me again so after a long working night of disabling encryptions and verifications i finaly was able to boot a AOSP Generic System Image on my LG G7 (EUROPEAN VARIANT ONLY) and now im here to show you how to install
How to install ?
Download the GSI from PHH AOSP thread , take a/b ones with ot without gapps as you like
Download my SecuretyOff-Vendor-image and my Permissive boot.img
Reboot to fastboot and unlock your bootloader if you havent done it yet (you can find tutorials online, same method as on g6 and previous)
flash the magisk enabled securetyoff permissive kernel with the command "fastboot flash boot_a pathtoimghere"
Reboot your G7 to LG Stock os and install magisk manager and TerminalEmulator from PlayStore
Now copy the Downloaded Vendor file to your internal sdcard and rename it to vendor.img
Open TerminalEmulator (adb shell works aswell) and type su, hit enter, then type "dd if=/sdcard/vendor.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/vendor_a" , hit enter m this will take some time pls be patient
Once youre done with flashing the new vendor reboot to fastboot again and flash the GSI with the following command "fastboot flash system_a pathtoimghere"
One last step before you can enjoy AOSP type "fastboot -w" and then "fastboot reboot"
Whats Working ?
So for me everyting works so far i just noticed 2 small bugs till now
1. the Notification LED wont stop blinking (im on that already)
2.sometimes the display turns black for about 0,5secs
3. if your headphone jack doesn't work open up a root shell and enter "setprop persist.sys.overlay.devinputjack true"
Credits
Me for testing and patching the **** out of that boot.img and vendor.img
AutoPrime for his G7 system Dump
Phhuson for his brilliant work on GSI's
Zefie for recommending me the right tool to repack kernel without bootloops (xD)
SGMarkus for providing ideas and additional Help
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Update , Ressurection Remix Gsi and LineageOS Gsi work too , also i was able to fix the blinking led , but it doesnt work at all anymore (lights hal doesnt load will investiagte tomorrow) but RR or Los doesnt have gapps packed with them so you will need to wait for twrp to be ready (i think i will finish it in next few days)
J0SH1X said:
HI Guys , its me again so after a long working night of disabling encryptions and verifications i finaly was able to boot a AOSP Generic System Image on my LG G7 (EUROPEAN VARIANT ONLY) and now im here to show you how to install
How to install ?
Download the GSI from PHH AOSP thread , take a/b ones with ot without gapps as you like
Download my SecuretyOff-Vendor-image and my Permissive boot.img
Reboot to fastboot and unlock your bootloader if you havent done it yet (you can find tutorials online, same method as on g6 and previous)
flash the magisk enabled securetyoff permissive kernel with the command "fastboot flash boot_a pathtoimghere"
Reboot your G7 to LG Stock os and install magisk manager and TerminalEmulator from PlayStore
Now copy the Downloaded Vendor file to your internal sdcard and rename it to vendor.img
Open TerminalEmulator (adb shell works aswell) and type su, hit enter, then type "dd if=/sdcard/vendor.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/vendor_a" , hit enter m this will take some time pls be patient
Once youre done with flashing the new vendor reboot to fastboot again and flash the GSI with the following command "fastboot flash system_a pathtoimghere"
One last step before you can enjoy AOSP type "fastboot -w" and then "fastboot reboot"
Whats Working ?
So for me everyting works so far i just noticed 2 small bugs till now
1. the Notification LED wont stop blinking (im on that already)
2.sometimes the display turns black for about 0,5secs
Credits
Me for testing and patching the **** out of that boot.img and vendor.img
AutoPrime for his G7 system Dump
Phhuson for his brilliant work on GSI's
Zefie for recommending me the right tool to repack kernel without bootloops (xD)
SGMarkus for providing ideas and additional Help
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Amazing work friend
What about the rom with the DAC? I can change this in the settings of the sound more precise. So not like the lg rom, the preset sound profiles?
Look forward to this! Many thanks +++
what about the dac? sound does not work over jack connection.
Hi.
Does the wide camera work with this rom?
And does the radio fm work?
Where can I find the last release?
Thanks.
Sent from my LM-G710 using Tapatalk
ricxgp said:
Hi.
Does the wide camera work with this rom?
And does the radio fm work?
Where can I find the last release?
Thanks.
Sent from my LM-G710 using Tapatalk
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wide angle works on aosp rom , fm radio idk but try , you can find the latest release in treble enabled device section of xda
Any word on AOSP 9? As far as I know it requires vndk 8.1 but the g7 launched with Android 8. Do we have to wait for Android 8.1/9 from LG for AOSP 9?
https://highonandroid.com/android-r...oject-treble-unlocked-bootloader-twrp-method/
I saw a video on youtube by max lee i do believe he said you could install this as long as you had twrp recover
I have the sprint verison so i cant try but if anyone with twrp can try and comment
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Any word on AOSP 9? As far as I know it requires vndk 8.1 but the g7 launched with Android 8. Do we have to wait for Android 8.1/9 from LG for AOSP 9?
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does not work will maybe never work
Guys, can anyone pls do this in adb (or if you have root with terminal app):
echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict
cat /proc/kallsyms >/sdcard/kallsyms.txt
UltraM8 said:
Guys, can anyone pls do this in adb (or if you have root with terminal app):
echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict
cat /proc/kallsyms >/sdcard/kallsyms.txt
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With the stock ROM or with aosp?
LameMonster82 said:
With the stock ROM or with aosp?
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Doesn't really matter
so the headphone jack is now fixed open up a root shell and type setprop persist.sys.overlay.devinputjack true then reboot and it will work
UltraM8 said:
Guys, can anyone pls do this in adb (or if you have root with terminal app):
echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict
cat /proc/kallsyms >/sdcard/kallsyms.txt
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Hello, sorry for being so late but i finaly got the files that youre looking for. "Kptr_restrict" is attached in the post but "kallsyms" is too big so i uploaded it to my google drive. The link is:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mn9jeS7n681dbRWvZqlundCuTAvNF4FJ/view?usp=drivesdk
LameMonster82 said:
Hello, sorry for being so late but i finaly got the files that youre looking for. "Kptr_restrict" is attached in the post but "kallsyms" is too big so i uploaded it to my google drive. The link is:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mn9jeS7n681dbRWvZqlundCuTAvNF4FJ/view?usp=drivesdk
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thx man!
LameMonster82 said:
Hello, sorry for being so late but i finaly got the files that youre looking for. "Kptr_restrict" is attached in the post but "kallsyms" is too big so i uploaded it to my google drive. The link is:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mn9jeS7n681dbRWvZqlundCuTAvNF4FJ/view?usp=drivesdk
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I've checked kallsyms, how did you get it? via terminal app, or adb (or even twrp maybe if it's possible on g7)? The prob is that functions addresses are zeros, that's not good.
For those who use any official MIUI release (be it Global or Chinese, Stable or Dev):
Download your GSI of preference from Treble-compatible Devices Development section of XDA to your PC. Make sure you download an ARM64 A-only version.
In TWRP on your phone, hit Wipe and then Format Data and confirm it with typing „yes”
Connect your phone in fastboot mode to your PC
Open the command prompt in the folder where your fastboot.exe is located
Type: fastboot flash system path_to_your_GSI.img (Tip: you can also type fastboot flash system and drag and drop it on the command prompt window)
Type: fastboot reboot
The device should reboot to your freshly installed GSI.
For those who use xiaomi.eu ROM: (YMMV, it worked for me so I put it here, see below if it doesn't work for you)
Download your GSI of preference from Treble-compatible Devices Development section of XDA to your PC. Make sure you download an ARM64 A-only version.
Download vendor.img from here to your PC. You can also use any official vendor.img provided in official Xiaomi fastboot firmware packages if you know what you’re doing.
In TWRP on your phone, hit Wipe and then Format Data and confirm it with typing „yes”
Connect your phone in fastboot mode to your PC
Open the command prompt in the folder where your fastboot.exe is located
Type: fastboot flash system path_to_your_GSI.img (Tip: you can also type fastboot flash system and drag and drop it on the command prompt window)
Type: fastboot flash vendor path_to_your_vendor.img (you can drag and drop as well)
Type: fastboot reboot
Alternate, easier (and preferred) way:
Download and flash any official MIUI release like this one here
Follow instructions for official MIUI releases above
The device should reboot to your freshly installed GSI.
How to pass SafetyNet on GSI:
Download the latest Magisk 16.6 and flash it through TWRP
Reboot
In Magisk Manager app, open the side menu and tap Download
Download MagiskHide Props Config, install it and reboot
After reboot, go to Setting and Developer Options and enable Terminal app, right under ADB debugging option
A Terminal app should appear in your apps list. If not, you can also use any terminal emulator app from Play Store
Type „su”, hit enter and grant root permissions
Type „props” and hit enter
Type „1”, hit enter
Type „f”, hit enter
Type „11”, hit enter
Type „7”, hit enter
Type „y”, hit enter
Type „y”, hit enter and your device will reboot
If you care about auto-brightness (which i bet you do), you can also set the module manually to Mi MIX 2S fingerprint:
Follow steps 1-9 from above
Type:
Code:
Xiaomi/polaris/polaris:8.0.0/OPR1.170623.032/V9.5.19.0.ODGMIFA:user/release-keys
and hit enter (thanks @cnrd for the tip!)
Type "y", hit enter
Type "y", hit enter and your device will reboot
After booting successfully, your device will pass SafetyNet, you can check it in Magisk Manager. Tested on my Chinese (XE model) device with the latest Resurrection Remix official GSI, Google Pay is working fine.
Using the Mi 6 ctsProfile kills the background light (at least on phh-treble), use the Mi Mix 2S profile instead:
Code:
Xiaomi/polaris/polaris:8.0.0/OPR1.170623.032/V9.5.19.0.ODGMIFA:user/release-keys
cnrd said:
Using the Mi 6 ctsProfile kills the background light (at least on phh-treble), use the Mi Mix 2S profile instead:
Code:
Xiaomi/polaris/polaris:8.0.0/OPR1.170623.032/V9.5.19.0.ODGMIFA:user/release-keys
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Added, thanks!
Great tutorial, thank you very much!
Has anyone tried this with the latest pixel experience gsi? Resurrection Remix is running fine but pixel experience always reboots to the fastboot screen.
I used the instructions from the pixel experience thread, but without success. I read the whole thread again and again and did it step by step as mentioned to be sure not to miss any important steps. Not luck.
Can you try it with the Mix2S and confirm that it works and how you it?
Don't want to capture this thread. I'm just desperately trying to get this done to boot.
Best regards
Kleinholzinferno
Thanks for the explain.
Is the OP using this method on a different device? I don't recall seeing any ROMs for the Mix 2S.
napes22 said:
Thanks for the explain.
Is the OP using this method on a different device? I don't recall seeing any ROMs for the Mix 2S.
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OP is using a Treble ROM. If you go to the Treble section of XDA, there's a bunch of ROMs that will work for the 2s. Instead of flashing a device specific zip file you can flash a generic image file that will work on any phone that supports treble, like the Mi Mix 2s.
This guide walks you through flashing those images, and getting Magisk to work on the 2s.
russphil said:
OP is using a Treble ROM. If you go to the Treble section of XDA, there's a bunch of ROMs that will work for the 2s. Instead of flashing a device specific zip file you can flash a generic image file that will work on any phone that supports treble, like the Mi Mix 2s.
This guide walks you through flashing those images, and getting Magisk to work on the 2s.
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Thanks, although I had upgraded the Beta to 8.7.10, so probably won't be flashing anything until a workaround comes along. I'm waiting for someone to confirm if it's only for Redmi Note 5.
Thank you for the tutorial, maybe you could add the fact that you have to use the fastboot.exe from miflash.
I´ve used the Minimal ADB and Fastboot Files but they make write Errors and the Rom won´t boot.
Hope I could try this method on my Mi 6X, will report back once I can unlock my Bootloader.
marcii-ec said:
Thank you for the tutorial, maybe you could add the fact that you have to use the fastboot.exe from miflash.
I´ve used the Minimal ADB and Fastboot Files but they make write Errors and the Rom won´t boot.
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I've done it through Minimal ADB and Fastboot on Windows and through Fastboot on macOS and both work fine.
napes22 said:
Thanks, although I had upgraded the Beta to 8.7.10, so probably won't be flashing anything until a workaround comes along. I'm waiting for someone to confirm if it's only for Redmi Note 5.
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You can check it if you reboot to Fastboot and see if "fastboot getvar anti" returns anything. If it does, your device has anti-rollback protection enabled.
As far as I know, anti-rollback is enabled on MIX 2S from 8.7.16 onwards, so you should be safe.
woofwoof75 said:
Hope I could try this method on my Mi 6X, will report back once I can unlock my Bootloader.
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If your device is Treble-compatible, it should work with no problems, however keep in mind that should you run into any issues when using the provided fingerprint, you have to look up some from a stable MIUI for your device.
teddy74eva said:
You can check it if you reboot to Fastboot and see if "fastboot getvar anti" returns anything. If it does, your device has anti-rollback protection enabled.
As far as I know, anti-rollback is enabled on MIX 2S from 8.7.16 onwards, so you should be safe.
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Yeah, when I run "fastboot getvar anti" I get invalid variable. Which leads me to believe that I don't have any issues at the moment. I won't upgrade from 12, but I'd like to move to Treble at some point.
EDIT: Just checked the "flash_all.bat" file within the 8.7.12 file and saw the following
::set CURRENT_ANTI_VER=1
::for /f "tokens=2 delims=: " %%i in ('fastboot %* getvar anti 2^>^&1 ^| findstr /r /c:"anti:"') do (set version=%%i)
::if [%version%] EQU [] set version=0
::if %version% GTR %CURRENT_ANTI_VER% (
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Looks like 8.7.12 for Mi Mix 2S is not screwed.
Hello fellow gsi users. I'm new to this props editing thing and wanted to ask two questions for noobs.
If I follow the terminal commands in the OP the device fingerprint shows Xiaomi Mi 6 8.0.0 right? Is this right to use for the MiMix2S? I think so otherwise it wouldn't be mentioned to use.
And i don't understand the command for the auto brightness. What exactly does this do? Enable the automatic brightness settings from the original rom?
Need advice please. Maybe there's a thread that I haven't found yet that explains this topic. I'm eager to get more information but all I found was too general and not the answers I was looking for.
kleinholzinferno said:
Hello fellow gsi users. I'm new to this props editing thing and wanted to ask two questions for noobs.
If I follow the terminal commands in the OP the device fingerprint shows Xiaomi Mi 6 8.0.0 right? Is this right to use for the MiMix2S? I think so otherwise it wouldn't be mentioned to use.
And i don't understand the command for the auto brightness. What exactly does this do? Enable the automatic brightness settings from the original rom?
Need advice please. Maybe there's a thread that I haven't found yet that explains this topic. I'm eager to get more information but all I found was too general and not the answers I was looking for.
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Basically, setting your fingerprint to Mi6 8.0 fools Google's checks of your installed system's certification, telling them that you are currently running a certified and tested Mi6 firmware. Every firmware has to follow Google's standards and rules for it to be able to fully use Google Services.
Now, I've included Mi6 fingerprint in my guide because it's readily available in MagiskHide Props, thus making it easier to set everything up to a workable state. However, as one user mentioned, if you use Mi6 fingerprint on MIX 2S, it breaks autobrightness. So, in order to be fully certified and keep autobrightness working, you can manually enter a fingerprint provided in the first post, which comes from MIX 2S 8.0 firmware. The only downside is that you have to be careful not to make any mistake when typing, so it's a little bit harder.
If you can live without autobrightness (since, as of now, it's terribly slow), feel free to use the Mi6 preset fingerprint. If you care or if you want to do things as they should be done, go for the manual route. Both of them will make your device Google certified and both of them will allow you to pass SafetyNet checks.
I may generalized some things or not mention them due to my lack of knowledge. If anybody would like to correct something, please do so
P.S. I may completely delete the preset fingerprint guide, as I don't think it's that hard to enter the proper fingerprint manually and it would definitely make things clearer.
Thank you very much for this information, makes everything much clearer for me.
Regarding auto brightness: I don't mind if it works for now, I can live with the manual settings. Better than a laggy auto settings thingy that doesn't worm properly.
The only thing that bothers me is that the screen is much too bright at night (or with night light activated) even in the lowest setting. Is there any possibility to change the minimum value?
Could you explain how to enter the proper fingerprint manually?
Best regards
Edit: nevermind the last question, I found it. In the newer version there's an entry for the mi mix 2s. Xiaomi devices are now listed under number 12, not 11 and the mi mix 2s is listed as own device. Works perfectly fine! Safety net passed, all green now!
So project treble android Q based GSI image is released.
So any one try it and know us is it working or not.
Actually i will Do that but i am Outside so i cants do it rightnow.
so it will be helpful to know whats working and how the rom is as it is beta release we can except the bugs.
Download link ARM64 AOSP:
https://developer.android.com/preview/gsi-release-notes
Same problem as Q sGSI from Erfan and my Blueline Q port. MediaProjectionService incorrect uid or something.
We might have to wait for OP to fix it cause I tried multiple vendors and boot.imgs and none worked.
And repacking Q GSI and AOSP Master builds just breaks their boot so I can't even mod system or anything.
ProtoDeVNan0 said:
Same problem as Q sGSI from Erfan and my Blueline Q port. MediaProjectionService incorrect uid or something.
We might have to wait for OP to fix it cause I tried multiple vendors and boot.imgs and none worked.
And repacking Q GSI and AOSP Master builds just breaks their boot so I can't even mod system or anything.
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Ok man lets take some time u will do it..... ?
To install the Android Q GSI on your device, you’ll need to meet the following requirements:
Your device "launched" with Android 9 Pie and is Treble-compliant.....
Our device launched with Oreo
Is it going to work?
The difference between Oreo launched and Pie launched, is that Oreo didn't enforce System ad root, only Treble
Pie enforces system as root, so thats maybe the reason? We still have the Oneplus 6t that is absolutly the same so.
CyanideIII said:
To install the Android Q GSI on your device, you’ll need to meet the following requirements:
Your device "launched" with Android 9 Pie and is Treble-compliant.....
Our device launched with Oreo
Is it going to work?
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Booted fine on OP5,
GSI from Erfan,
evilbait said:
Booted fine on OP5,
GSI from Erfan,
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Any link pls?
CyanideIII said:
To install the Android Q GSI on your device, you’ll need to meet the following requirements:
Your device "launched" with Android 9 Pie and is Treble-compliant.....
Our device launched with Oreo
Is it going to work?
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If you read the requirements document (from the OP link) then the op6, even though not released with pie, meets all the criteria to be able to boot the gsi.
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Astrubale said:
Any link pls?
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In the treble section
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...ment/rom-android-p-developer-preview-t3816659
Has anyone booted yet?
goRt said:
If you read the requirements document (from the OP link) then the op6, even though not released with pie, meets all the criteria to be able to boot the gsi.
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-They are unlocked.
-They have Treble support.
-They were launched with Android 9 (API level 28) or higher. Devices upgraded to Android 9 from an earlier version may or may not support GSI.
I know but why they said ”launched with Android 9"? All devices that launched with Android 8 must have treble Support!
CyanideIII said:
-They are unlocked.
-They have Treble support.
-They were launched with Android 9 (API level 28) or higher. Devices upgraded to Android 9 from an earlier version may or may not support GSI.
I know but why they said ”launched with Android 9"? All devices that launched with Android 8 must have treble Support!
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The GSI requirements document:
https://developer.android.com/topic/generic-system-image
goRt said:
The GSI requirements document:
https://developer.android.com/topic/generic-system-image
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Dude you're just ignoring my question
I copied that terms from Android developer site and wrote my problem with that
And again you just shared that link
NVM ???
CyanideIII said:
Dude you're just ignoring my question
I copied that terms from Android developer site and wrote my problem with that
And again you just shared that link
NVM ???
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Dude,
You're ignoring the answer that I've pointed you to twice, because you don't like the answer:
https://developer.android.com/topic/generic-system-image#device-compliance
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Check devices for compliance
GSI works only on devices with the following characteristics:
They are unlocked.
They have Treble support.
They were launched with Android 9 (API level 28) or higher. Devices upgraded to Android 9 from an earlier version may or may not support GSI.
Warning: Attempting to flash GSI to a non-compliant device could result in your device becoming non-bootable. Always confirm that your device is compliant before flashing, and follow the installation steps provided by your device's manufacturer.
GSI doesn't support rollback. You will need a recovery method and original system ROM to revert to the original system.
To determine whether your device can use GSI and determine which GSI OS version you should install, do the following:
Check for Treble support by running the following command:
adb shell getprop ro.treble.enabled
If the response is false, the device isn't compatible with GSI and you shouldn't continue. If the response is true, continue to the next step.
Check for cross-version support by running the following command:
adb shell cat /system/etc/ld.config.version_identifier.txt \
| grep -A 20 "\[vendor\]"
Note: Depending on your platform, the configuration file in the preceding command may or may not have a version identifier in it.
In the output, look in the section [vendor] for namespace.default.isolated.
If the value for that attribute is true, then the device fully supports Vendor Native Development Kit (VNDK) and can use any GSI operating system (OS) version. Choose the latest GSI OS version available.
If the value for the attribute is false, then the device isn't fully VNDK-compliant, and the device can use only the GSI for the same on-device OS version. For example, an Android 9 (API version 28) device that isn't VNDK-compliant can load only an Android 9 GSI image.
The GSI CPU architecture type must match the device’s CPU architecture. To find the right CPU architecture for the GSI image, run the following command:
adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi
Use the output to determine which GSI image to use when flashing your device. For example, on a Pixel 3, the output would indicate that the CPU architecture is arm64-v8a, so you would use the arm64 type of GSI.
For devices that were upgraded to Android 9 from an earlier version, there are two different types of legacy GSI images available: _a and _ab. The system user's privilege level on the device determines which type to use.
To determine the system user’s privilege level, run the following command:
adb shell cat /proc/mounts | grep -q /dev/root && echo "system-as-root" || \
echo "non-system-as-root"
If the output of the command is system-as-root, you must use the _ab type of GSI image. If the output is non-system-as-root, you must use the _a type. If neither value is in the output of the command, the device isn't compatible with GSI and you shouldn't continue.
CyanideIII said:
Dude you're just ignoring my question
I copied that terms from Android developer site and wrote my problem with that
And again you just shared that link
NVM
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You can also just read further than "They were launched with Android 9 (API level 28) or higher. Devices upgraded to Android 9 from an earlier version may or may not support GSI." and enter each command to check for GSI support.
The OnePlus 6, even if launched with Android 8, has been updated to Android 9, and is fully compliant with GSI requirements (check attachment)
goRt said:
Dude,
You're ignoring the answer that I've pointed you to twice, because you don't like the answer:
https://developer.android.com/topic/generic-system-image#device-compliance
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Check devices for compliance
GSI works only on devices with the following characteristics:
They are unlocked.
They have Treble support.
They were launched with Android 9 (API level 28) or higher. Devices upgraded to Android 9 from an earlier version may or may not support GSI.
Warning: Attempting to flash GSI to a non-compliant device could result in your device becoming non-bootable. Always confirm that your device is compliant before flashing, and follow the installation steps provided by your device's manufacturer.
GSI doesn't support rollback. You will need a recovery method and original system ROM to revert to the original system.
To determine whether your device can use GSI and determine which GSI OS version you should install, do the following:
Check for Treble support by running the following command:
adb shell getprop ro.treble.enabled
If the response is false, the device isn't compatible with GSI and you shouldn't continue. If the response is true, continue to the next step.
Check for cross-version support by running the following command:
adb shell cat /system/etc/ld.config.version_identifier.txt \
| grep -A 20 "\[vendor\]"
Note: Depending on your platform, the configuration file in the preceding command may or may not have a version identifier in it.
In the output, look in the section [vendor] for namespace.default.isolated.
If the value for that attribute is true, then the device fully supports Vendor Native Development Kit (VNDK) and can use any GSI operating system (OS) version. Choose the latest GSI OS version available.
If the value for the attribute is false, then the device isn't fully VNDK-compliant, and the device can use only the GSI for the same on-device OS version. For example, an Android 9 (API version 28) device that isn't VNDK-compliant can load only an Android 9 GSI image.
The GSI CPU architecture type must match the device’s CPU architecture. To find the right CPU architecture for the GSI image, run the following command:
adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi
Use the output to determine which GSI image to use when flashing your device. For example, on a Pixel 3, the output would indicate that the CPU architecture is arm64-v8a, so you would use the arm64 type of GSI.
For devices that were upgraded to Android 9 from an earlier version, there are two different types of legacy GSI images available: _a and _ab. The system user's privilege level on the device determines which type to use.
To determine the system user’s privilege level, run the following command:
adb shell cat /proc/mounts | grep -q /dev/root && echo "system-as-root" || \
echo "non-system-as-root"
If the output of the command is system-as-root, you must use the _ab type of GSI image. If the output is non-system-as-root, you must use the _a type. If neither value is in the output of the command, the device isn't compatible with GSI and you shouldn't continue.
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casual_kikoo said:
You can also just read further than "They were launched with Android 9 (API level 28) or higher. Devices upgraded to Android 9 from an earlier version may or may not support GSI." and enter each command to check for GSI support.
The OnePlus 6, even if launched with Android 8, has been updated to Android 9, and is fully compliant with GSI requirements (check attachment)
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Now i get it
Sorry and thank you both
i really want to test this but not sure how
Any new info on Android 10 for op6
Hello, I'm interested in buying Realme 5 Pro, since it only costs 189 USD in my country for the 4GB/128GB combination. I think that's quite a steal.
But, since development were quite slow, I'm looking forward on using GSI thanks to Project Treble. So my question is, like the title, does Realme 5 Pro fully support Treble with being VNDK compliant? VNDK is used to support newer GSI so it's possible to flash Android 10 or R for this device.
to check, you could use the guide here.
or I'll just paste it here.
1) Root your device
2) Open terminal (download from play store)
3) write this
Code:
adb shell cat /system/etc/ld.config.version_identifier.txt \
| grep -A 20 "\[vendor\]"
4) press enter
5) in the output, check [vendor] section and look for
Code:
namespace.default.isolated
if the value is "true", then this device fully support VNDK.
Could anybody check it for me?
Thanks in advance!
Ah, I tried to check it on android terminal ?* I'm quite tired. Will check tomorrow.
Edit.: Realme 5 Pro seems to support treble but not seamless system updates for it has only one partition for system not A and B.
Can someone plz give appropriate answer to this?
I am looking forward to it!
namespace.default.isolated = false
but the file name is /system/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
What a loss..
Well. Theoretically it doesn't support AB but in fact it completely supports treble and AB. Tried a load of GSI and ROMs till now and they all work AB.
Hi, I just registered today to ask this question. Through somewhat simple means using the tools I had available, I was able to readback the stock rom from a TCL 20 XE 5087Z branded under Boost Mobile. I have successfully rooted via magisk and have confirmed that it is indeed the correct stock firmware through a bit of an accident, I forgot to patch vbmeta when flashing magisk_patched_boot.img, so in a panic, I flashed back all the roms I had read back from the device except userdata, and miraculously the device worked! Now the problem I run into is all the bloatware the carrier has installed on the phone. My main reason for rooting my device was I wanted the ability to prevent apps from being killed by the "Smart" manager on the device, because it seems that important apps keep getting killed by the built-in software. I ended up determining that the ram manager on the phone was killing apps based on the amount of ram available. Now that the phone is rooted, you would think I would have no problem getting rid of all the bloatware, except that whenever I forcefully uninstall the ram manager (com.tct.onetouchbooster), the app is still available on my apps menu and clicking on it with pretty much no delay opens the app right up as if the data had just been cleared. Now I have no idea what is causing this, probably another app, but I was wondering if maybe an easier alternative would be to get a generic android image for the device without bloatware that I can install just what I need. Now I say easier, but I find little documentation on how to do this, better yet if it will work. I have limited knowledge of how the android system works, mainly I just understand that /boot contains the bootloader, /system contains the os, and /userdata contains all the extra data apart from the stock image. If someone would enlighten me, would it actually be easier to build a generic image? Are there tools to do this? I understand that firmware is very touchy and that there is no "Generic" image in the sense, but having my stock rom available, would I be able to somehow generate a generic image based on the rom contents? If this would be way harder, how would I go about removing bloatware? I would not want to have to reset my phone each time I uninstall the wrong application, is there a non-data-damaging way to go about removing bloatware? If it ends up not being bloatware that is causing it and some hidden property somewhere in the stock rom config, how hard would it be to find that? Any help would be appreciated, and I am open to any comments and criticism. Please let me know how I might go about this, thanks in advance!
The stock firmware for this device can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q5IDP8V7PvuH2_1z63IFe23O2DF0cXZR/view?usp=sharing
The phone was bought from Walmart with prepaid Boost Mobile and it is a TCL 20 XE 5087Z with a MT6765 processor.
The password for the file is: xda5087Z-MT6765
Is the phone Project Treble enabled? If not don't waste your time.
A GSI is related to Project Treble, which means that the image can be installed on any Project Treble-supported device, regardless of the manufacturer, because it does not contain any hardware-specific components. The advantage is that a GSI can theoretically be used on any Project Treble-supported device.
xXx yYy said:
Is the phone Project Treble enabled? If not don't waste your time.
A GSI is related to Project Treble, which means that the image can be installed on any Project Treble-supported device, regardless of the manufacturer, because it does not contain any hardware-specific components. The advantage is that a GSI can theoretically be used on any Project Treble-supported device.
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I downloaded the treble info app from the play store and indeed it is available with treble, the system image i need is system-arm64-ab.img.xz, would you mind pointing me in the right direction for how to install this? I'm assuming this just gets installed in the /system partition but let me know if I'm wrong. Thanks!
Can't help you, never did this.
You may look inside here:
[GUIDE] How to build a Project Treble GSI ROM from source? [31/08]
Hello guys, in this guide I'll try to simplify building Treble GSI process. As you read this guide now I'll assume you already have a previous knowledge about How to build android from source, so I won't cover some points with too many basic...
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Yes, only flash system.img. I recommend Android 10 (Android 11+ introduced restricted permissions)
[DISCONTINUED][GSI][10] LineageOS 17.x GSI (all archs)
Background: This is a natural continuation/extension of the LineageOS 16.0 GSIs I've been making since March 2019. If you clicked in here, I bet you know what LineageOS is already, but just to fill the blank: LineageOS is a free, community built...
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alecxs said:
Yes, only flash system.img. I recommend Android 10 (Android 11+ introduced restricted permissions)
[DISCONTINUED][GSI][10] LineageOS 17.x GSI (all archs)
Background: This is a natural continuation/extension of the LineageOS 16.0 GSIs I've been making since March 2019. If you clicked in here, I bet you know what LineageOS is already, but just to fill the blank: LineageOS is a free, community built...
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DO NOT DO THIS!!!! The TCL 20 XE is NOT compatible with Android 10 (it only supports something 30, which corresponds to Android 11), and the device will bootloop. I have made this mistake but I can not reach fastboot as the option is not in the recovery, therefore I need to run "adb reboot fastboot" within Android. MTKClient should fix this if you can find a stock super.img file for the 5087z.
note "adb reboot fastboot" is for fastbootd which is in recovery, while "adb reboot bootloader" is for fastboot (you can always enter from Volume button, regardless of destroyed boot/system partition)
boot-loop is probably caused by dm-verity, you forgot vbmeta?
alecxs said:
note "adb reboot fastboot" is for fastbootd which is in recovery, while "adb reboot bootloader" is for fastboot (you can always enter from Volume button, regardless of destroyed boot/system partition)
boot-loop is probably caused by dm-verity, you forgot vbmeta?
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Fastbootd doesn't have an option in the recovery on my model, I've seen other TCL 20 XE phones have it though (I have the Boost Mobile varient like the thread maker), however Fastbootd let's me boot into recovery. I was only able to flash the stock ROM with MTKClient, which mikedcoombs thankfully provided (I just needed the super partition). For vbmeta, I just have an empty vbmeta that I flashed when I first rooted the phone. I don't think it is dm-verity, because LineageOS 20 as an GSI worked except for the Wi-Fi.