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[GUIDE] Unlock permission + Unlock bootloader + TWRP + LineageOS + Open GApps

Updated post for Lineage OS 14.1
Thanks a lot to @Anik_khan , @P.Kosunen , TWRP and CM team and all XDA forumers who asked questions that allowed me to update my phone.
I am not responsible for any trouble you might run into, always cross-check your sources.
Whole process took me 1h15 / 1h30
Will rework/add links upon request, will quote names upon request,
Thanks,
Sources/Links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-3/development/recovery-twrp-3-0-0-0-touch-recovery-t3340118
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-3/development/rom-cyanogenmod-14-0-t3481701
http://forum.xda-developers.com/red...eveloper-rom-unlock-bootloader-t3339246/page6
http://en.miui.com/unlock/
Miflash: http://api.bbs.miui.com/url/MiFlash
Mi Unlock: http://bigota.d.miui.com/miflashunlock/MiFlashUnlock_1.1.0317.1_en.zip
http://en.miui.com/download-298.html
http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
https://twrp.me/devices/xiaomiredmi3.html
Others...
Request unlocking permission:
Go to http://en.miui.com/unlock/
"Unlock Now" (refresh if page fails to load)
Create a "Mi Account ID" (you can also create it from your phone Miui app)
Apply for unlocking permission: Your Name, Phone number, Justification "Android developer"
Download "Mi Unlock": http://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
Extract "Mi Unlock" file ("MiFlashUnlock")
Install developer ROM:
Download Miflash tool http://api.bbs.miui.com/url/MiFlash
Install Miflash tool
Restart computer as per section: Windows 10 "Disable driver signature enforcement"
Download last Chinese developer ROM for Xiaomi Redmi 3 http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
Note: Global ROM does not allow for ROOT activation
Extract ROM, tgz, then tar
Reboot to recovery, power off, power on "Vol. up" + "Power"
Touch "Download" button (screen goes black)
Plug-in USB cable
Open Miflash tool
Click "Browse" and select directory from ROM extract
Select "Flash all" at the bottom
Click "Refresh" and then "Flash", wait for install
...
Maintain "Power" to reset the phone, let it boot
(You can also install whatever official MIUI ROM you want from there http://en.miui.com/a-234.html)
Windows 10 "Disable driver signature enforcement":
Maintain "Shift" key while you click the "Restart" option in Windows
"Troubleshoot" > "Advanced options" > "Startup settings" > "Restart"
...restarting...
F7 "Disable driver signature enforcement"
Unlock Bootloader:
AFTER YOU GET APPROVAL SMS (last request took 15 minutes to be accepted)
Ensure you installed a developer ROM ("Flash all")
Skip everything
Note: Login with your MIUI account if you have never done it, do NOT activate FIND application
Power OFF device
Start fastboot, hold "Vol. down" + "Power"
Execute "MiFlashUnlock.exe" from "Mi Unlock" extract
Agree and "Sign in" with your created "Mi Account ID"
Connect phone
Unlock
Restart...
Install TWRP:
Connect device to computer
Connect to WIFI
Activate Root on the phone (different from TWRP): Setting > Permissions > Root access
Activate root access
Phone will install and restart
...meanwhile...
Install Android tools https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#linux-bundle-size
(Install Java SDK)
...phone restarted...
Run Windows command prompt as administrator
"Windows" key, type "CMD", right click "Run as administrator"
Execute "cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools"
Or whatever is your path to Android SDK
Execute "adb devices", ensure that your phone is listed
Execute "adb root"
Execute "adb disable-verity" (Note: You do not need to perform this step again if you want to UPDATE TWRP version)
Restart... (disable verity to take effect)
Download TWRP application
http://download.jmzsoftware.com/TWRPManager.apk
Copy it at the root of your phone
Install it from MIUI embedded file explorer
Start TWRP application and wait for phone to prompt for root access
Give TWRP Root acess: Settings > Permissions (Device) > Root access
Allow TWRP root access (Next to all, long...)
Launch TWRP
Click sandwich menu ///
Install TWRP
DEVICE INFO > Device name: Xiaomi Redmi 3 / ido
INSTALL > Recovery version to install > click latest
INSTALL > Install Recovery
TWRP will download and install itself (Click Yes to try flash, Yes to reboot to recovery)
Install CM and GApps:
Download Lineage OS: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-3/development/rom-cyanogenmod-14-0-t3481701
Download GApps ARM64 (7.1 for LineageOS 14.1): http://opengapps.org/
https://github.com/opengapps/opengapps/wiki/FAQ
Connect device to computer
Reboot to recovery (see "Reboot to recovery")
Select "Keep read only"
Manually wipe Data partition and System partition
(I wiped all because of "can't install this package on top of incompatible data" message)
Copy CM and GApps to phone
On TWRP: Install and flash ROM and GApps (add to queue, GApps takes a while)
Wipe Dalvik & Cache
Reboot
Recovery reboot:
- On CM
https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/All_About_Recovery_Images
Activate Developer mode: https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_developer_options
Settings > Developer options > Advanced reboot = On
Hold the power button to see the reboot menu
- Using ADB
Run command prompt as administrator
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
adb reboot recovery

Thanks man, awesome job!

Hey guys. Thanks for the guide, I'm stuck however. I installed the latest global developer ROM in order to root and flash twrp, but there is no native option to root the ROM. What am I doing wrong? Bootloader is unlocked with xiaomi approval. Or is root China Rev ROM exclusive? If yes, the op should make that very clear, so that even dimwits like me understand it.

Rotpeter said:
Hey guys. Thanks for the guide, I'm stuck however. I installed the latest global developer ROM in order to root and flash twrp, but there is no native option to root the ROM. What am I doing wrong? Bootloader is unlocked with xiaomi approval. Or is root China Rev ROM exclusive? If yes, the op should make that very clear, so that even dimwits like me understand it.
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Hi there,
I did not use global ROM, true, don't know if possible with it.
Did you perform this step?
- Connect to WIFI
- Setting > Permissions > Root access
- Activate root access
The phone will then download a bunch of things and reboot.
After that you will be able to install TWRP and give it root access.
If not, tell me, I will update guide,
and you can reinstall Chinese ROM, to complete process, a matter of a few minutes.
Let me know

Thanks for your help! I already fixed in in the meantime, though. The permissions app only shows the root-button, if you are on the Chinese dev ROM. Which I wasn't (global one instead). Maybe you should add some extra weight to that in the guide. Other than that, it worked like a charm! Thanks buddy!
Edit: Sorry, didn't see that you pretty much already wrote all of that.

anyone else waiting more than two days for the request to be accepted?

en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
without waiting

Hi,
I have problem after this step
Install TWRP:
TWRP will download and install itself (Click Yes to try flash, Yes to reboot to recovery)
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Answer from TWRP is Success, but after reboot to recovery there is no TWRP, just MI logo all the time.
Model is Redmi 3S Global
and of course:
C:\xx\platform-tools>adb disable-verity
Verity already disabled on /system
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Have you downloaded the TWRP version for the 3 S? Not the Redmi 3?
I am not sure what are the differences here, but maybe the phone cannot boot if it is the wrong version.

parphane said:
Have you downloaded the TWRP version for the 3 S? Not the Redmi 3?
I am not sure what are the differences here, but maybe the phone cannot boot if it is the wrong version.
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sorry, I realized that not all Redmi 3 are ido, my is land :crying: so TWRP for land is working

Hi all,
I am on:
- 02-06 nightly (https://download.lineageos.org/ido)
- ARM64 7.1 Stock GApps (http://opengapps.org/)
Camera app is not working at all, crashing instantly,
Do you know what could I have missed? Maybe not wiped correctly?
What could I do to troubleshoot/fix?
Thanks,
Answered: Inhibit Camera app automatic updates for the moment...

Updated post for LineageOS 14.1 and checked if links are still ok.

Hello there,
I need a little help : I get stuck trying to install the latest Chinese developper ROM.
I get a "ping target failed" error, as seen in the pic here : http://hpics.li/32bd109
Can you help me please ?
Galdanor

Galdanor said:
Hello there,
I need a little help : I get stuck trying to install the latest Chinese developper ROM.
I get a "ping target failed" error, as seen in the pic here : http://hpics.li/32bd109
Can you help me please ?
Galdanor
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Hmm, never seen that one,
Just to be sure, you did the following steps:
- Restart computer as per section: Windows 10 "Disable driver signature enforcement"
[...]
- Reboot to recovery, power off, power on "Vol. up" + "Power"
- Touch "Download" button (screen goes black)
- Plug-in USB cable
- Open Miflash tool... (this I know you did cause of the screen capture)
Do you have any devices identified as not properly installed in the Window peripherals?
Maybe try and install Android tools (also in the tuto) before and try to issue commands to your device.
Also, Googling "ping target failed xiaomi" I found that: http://en.miui.com/thread-354050-1-1.html
You might want to use older tool version.
Let us know

Thank you for your time.
parphane said:
Also, Googling "ping target failed xiaomi" I found that: http://en.miui.com/thread-354050-1-1.html
You might want to use older tool version.
Let us know
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This worked !
Can't believe I didn't google my error thoroughly... Seems that the older I get, the lazier I become...
Just need to wait for the approval SMS now.
Thanks a lot for your help !
Galdanor

ambient display (dt2w option) for me don't work

wetito said:
ambient display (dt2w option) for me don't work
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We don't have DT2W support by default.
Sent from my Redmi 3 using XDA Labs

This rom drain my battere a lot. It's a Shame. 8 hours in aeroporto mode, 20% battery less

wetito said:
This rom drain my battere a lot. It's a Shame. 8 hours in aeroporto mode, 20% battery less
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Maybe you did something wrong cause most of the people here on XDA have no issue.
Try using an older ROM, or clean install... let us know!
By the way, this is just a guide to flashing,
Which I believe was useful for you cause you were able to change ROM.
Don't report bugs/issues on the ROM here, it is just a guide, report them on the ROM thread itself: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-3/development/rom-cyanogenmod-14-0-t3481701

Hey guys,
I really do not know what to do.
with redmi one - i did not have problems - ok only one time
now I tried to put new international rom on my redmi 3 in holiday. I really treid it for at least 10 hours now! no success. I think, i am stupid....
flash unlock with sms and tool "miflash_unlock-en-2.2.406.5" worked.
next step is to power off and turn on with power up and power button.
If I do this, the redmi device always goes to fastboot picture rabbit and does not react to anything.
At this point I could not do anything. I always waited until accu was empty (1day) and then try it again in some other way.
Is there some really good guide? I do not know what i am doing wrong.
thank you in advance.
my redmi 3s crashed yesterday and i have the same problem now.
see here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-redmi-3s/help/phone-crashed-fingerprint-deleted-120-t3603930
for redmi 3 i downloaded a lot:
roms
02 MiFlashUnlock
03 TWRP
05 Root SuperSU
TWPR and RootSuperuser i do not get installed, too.

[GUIDE] LG G Pad 8.3 [v500] Unlock, Root, Flash Official TWRP & Official Lineage OS

[GUIDE] LG G Pad 8.3 [v500] Unlock, Root, Flash Official TWRP & Official Lineage OS
I'm mainly writing this as a step by step reference for myself, but thought others may find this useful as there are some confusing older posts here. A massive thank-you to fefifofum for all his hard work, and he should feel free to correct me if I made a mistake here somewhere. The pad I used this method for was running Android 4.4 KitKat before beginning, so I did not need to downgrade the bootloader as described in this fefifofum post.
1) Acquire an LG G Pad 8.3 V500, charge it to full before beginning, have a PC with a USB (Micro) cable to connect to your pad
2) If necessary, reset the pad to factory defaults with the following hard key combination:
Hold Power + Vol Down > Wait until LG Logo pops up and release from both buttons > quickly hold Power + Vol Up + Vol Down again
Hit Power 3 times to confirm reset
3) On your PC, download the following files to a folder:
-Latest TWRP App (the APK)
-Latest TWRP Recovery for the v500
-Stump Root
-Latest Official LineageOS build for the v500
4) Boot the pad
5) Connect the pad to your PC
6) On the pad select "MTP" to transfer files
7) On the pad go to Settings -> Security -> Allow Installation of Apps from Unknown Sources
8) Copy the 4 files downloaded to your PC to a temporary folder on the pad (you may use the "Download" folder for example)
9) Disconnect the pad from your PC
10) Go to Apps -> File Manager
11) Browse to "All Apps" Internal Storage -> [Folder you saved files to]
12) Select Stump, Install it, Open It
13) Listen to the groovy music as desired
14) Tell it to brute force, and wait until it asks you to reboot
15) Reboot
16) Browse using the File Manager again to the same folder
17) Select TWRP App (not the recovery image), install it, open it
18) In the TWRP App, check all the boxes including use root access
19) In the TWRP App, Go to flash recovery from file, and select the latest TWRP.img file you downloaded (not the APK)
20) Flash that sucker
21) Reboot to Recovery (I use ADB Reboot Recovery, you could also use the hard button method in step 2 above)
22) Marvel at the beauty of Team Win's legendary creation
23) Go to Wipe -> Factory Reset, wait for it to finish, then go back to main TWRP menu
24) Go to Install -> Browse to your file folder from above -> Select the LineageOS build (a .zip file) you downloaded above
25) Install that sucker
26) Optionally, after installation, you may go to Wipe -> Format Data -> yes to clean all the LG crap off your device (this will wipe your downloaded files too FYI)
27) Reboot into Lineage OS, the best Phone&Tablet OS in town
28) Do a little dance
Hope this is helpful to me later, and to others possibly.

UPDATE: Thanks; I answered my own question, to clarify for other noobs; you need to transfer the zip file in its entirety, and twrp will unzip it upon installing!
Hi, for total noobs, the lineage os file is a zip file, does the entire zip file get transferred? or do you un zip first? If so, exactly which file do you install in step 24?
Thanks in advance.
Update:
I got to step 24, I picked some sort of "img" file to update. I have now been staring at the static LG logo for 10 minutes. How long should I wait to figure out if I did something wrong?

sksahai said:
UPDATE: Thanks; I answered my own question, to clarify for other noobs; you need to transfer the zip file in its entirety, and twrp will unzip it upon installing!
Hi, for total noobs, the lineage os file is a zip file, does the entire zip file get transferred? or do you un zip first? If so, exactly which file do you install in step 24?
Thanks in advance.
Update:
I got to step 24, I picked some sort of "img" file to update. I have now been staring at the static LG logo for 10 minutes. How long should I wait to figure out if I did something wrong?
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You need to install the Lineage OS build at step 24 in TWRP - that will be the .zip file you should have downloaded here:
https://download.lineageos.org/v500
It should look something like:
"lineage-14.1-20180409-nightly-v500-signed.zip"
Hope that helps.

My V500 is on 4.4, totally stock, and has a 'dead' spot on touch in the center of the screen. Happened after the software upgrade to 4.4.
Will flashing Lineage OS fix this issue? It is a software issue, the hardware works properly when tested.

Soundwve said:
My V500 is on 4.4, totally stock, and has a 'dead' spot on touch in the center of the screen. Happened after the software upgrade to 4.4.
Will flashing Lineage OS fix this issue? It is a software issue, the hardware works properly when tested.
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I'm not sure, but I know that flashing Lineage OS will give you way more current and updated software than the old 4.4 build by LG. It probably is worth trying, assuming you back up all your files etc.
By "dead spot" do you mean that the tablet does not register your touches in one area of the screen, or that there is a problem with the display?

Can the files be on the SD card instead of internal memory?

sarahlegs said:
I'm mainly writing this as a step by step reference for myself, but thought others may find this useful as there are some confusing older posts here. A massive thank-you to fefifofum for all his hard work, and he should feel free to correct me if I made a mistake here somewhere. The pad I used this method for was running Android 4.4 KitKat before beginning, so I did not need to downgrade the bootloader as described in this fefifofum post.
1) Acquire an LG G Pad 8.3 V500, charge it to full before beginning, have a PC with a USB (Micro) cable to connect to your pad
2) If necessary, reset the pad to factory defaults with the following hard key combination:
Hold Power + Vol Down > Wait until LG Logo pops up and release from both buttons > quickly hold Power + Vol Up + Vol Down again
Hit Power 3 times to confirm reset
3) On your PC, download the following files to a folder:
-Latest TWRP App (the APK)
-Latest TWRP Recovery for the v500
-Stump Root
-Latest Official LineageOS build for the v500
4) Boot the pad
5) Connect the pad to your PC
6) On the pad select "MTP" to transfer files
7) On the pad go to Settings -> Security -> Allow Installation of Apps from Unknown Sources
8) Copy the 4 files downloaded to your PC to a temporary folder on the pad (you may use the "Download" folder for example)
9) Disconnect the pad from your PC
10) Go to Apps -> File Manager
11) Browse to "All Apps" Internal Storage -> [Folder you saved files to]
12) Select Stump, Install it, Open It
13) Listen to the groovy music as desired
14) Tell it to brute force, and wait until it asks you to reboot
15) Reboot
16) Browse using the File Manager again to the same folder
17) Select TWRP App (not the recovery image), install it, open it
18) In the TWRP App, check all the boxes including use root access
19) In the TWRP App, Go to flash recovery from file, and select the latest TWRP.img file you downloaded (not the APK)
20) Flash that sucker
21) Reboot to Recovery (I use ADB Reboot Recovery, you could also use the hard button method in step 2 above)
22) Marvel at the beauty of Team Win's legendary creation
23) Go to Wipe -> Factory Reset, wait for it to finish, then go back to main TWRP menu
24) Go to Install -> Browse to your file folder from above -> Select the LineageOS build (a .zip file) you downloaded above
25) Install that sucker
26) Optionally, after installation, you may go to Wipe -> Format Data -> yes to clean all the LG crap off your device (this will wipe your downloaded files too FYI)
27) Reboot into Lineage OS, the best Phone&Tablet OS in town
28) Do a little dance
Hope this is helpful to me later, and to others possibly.
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XXXXX - NVM, I went ahead and chose Grind, it then asked if I wanted to Brute Force. All is well. Thanks.... XXXXNeed a little help, please. Step 14 says to tell Stump to use Brute Force, but the app only has a button that says "GRIND". Is Grind the same as Brute Force and shouldn't the instructions mention Grind? Thanks in advance for the step by step instructions. NVM

Let's say I got as far as step 26 and then now every time I reboot (either to System or Recovery) it goes back to the TWRP boot menu. Any idea which step I screwed up?
One thing that I'm somewhat concerned with is that when I try to install lineage-14.1-20180422-nightly-v500-signed.zip or the 0429 file, the Zip signature verification fails for either. So I tried them both, disabling the zip signature verification, so it would complete.
Thanks for the write up, and sorry for what is likely a noob mistake.
/Arthur

How do you shoot root?

sachs said:
How do you shoot root?
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What ?????
Please offer more clarification for your question. Thanks

hodgestl said:
What ?????
Please offer more clarification for your question. Thanks
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Sorry, how do I unistall root?

sachs said:
Sorry, how do I unistall root?
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There are various ways to do root and various ways to disable it and remove it.
You must write how you did root, because no one will want to answer your question clearly.
You have a long internship in this forum and you should know about XDA rules, especially 1 and 3.

Dear sarahlegs,
Thank you so much for this procedure... Easy, clear, efficient... It took only 30mn to me to proceed and to give a "second youth" to my lovely Lg Pad... !
Here are my (little) feedbacks for noobz, according to my experience :
Step 2 :
After power in your tab by pressing VOL DOWN + POWER, when the LG appears, yes, you'll have to press VOL DOWN + VOL UP + POWER (all together) until the Factory Hard Reset page appears (it's not usual to press VOL UP and DOWN in the same time).
Also you will only have to press POWER two times (not three as indicated in the procedure) to confirm the reset (just follow what is indicated on the screen).
Step 21 :
Boot exactly like step 2. You will be invited to proceed to "Factory Hard Reset" exactly like in step 2. Proceed by pressing 2x times the POWER button and AFTER that the new TRWP menu will appear (don't be afraid to perform the factory reset ! the TRWP only appears after this step... and you'll be able to go on with the procedure).
Also, I may introduce an optional "26.1" step :
If you reboot your tablet now, it will work perfectly, but as a noob you won't find any "Google Play" icon, which can be a little bit disapointing for you (or any "classic" Google tools, like Maps, Gmail, etc..).
Don't worry.
To install all (or some) standard Google applications like Google Play, you need to install the "OpenGapps" package. And you HAVE to install it NOW, before the first reboot (as indicated in the OpenGapps procedure : "If you reboot into LineageOS before installing Google apps, you must factory reset and then install them, otherwise expect crashes.").
Procedure and download links are explained here.
For your LG GPad 8.3 (assuming that you installed the Lineage version indicated in this procedure), select "Lineage 14.1 (Android 7.1)" then on next page, download your package from "ARM" as "Platform" and "7.1" as "Android" (then it's up to you to choose, Nano, Pico, Full etc... I personnaly choosed the "Mini")
Once done, enjoy your renewed Gpad, and thanks again sarahlegs for the great job he did writing this step-by-step procedure (and all people who worked on this lineage realease for Gpad 8.3) !

I have a LG tablet. I really like it, until it started giving me trouble. It has Trouble sometimes restarting etc. It just buzzes instead of coming on. If I shut the screen off, it takes several tries Before it comes back on. Someone said it might need to be flashed again. Do you think it would help it? Please give me some advice. thanks

doesn´t work on mine. Stump says unsupported device.
I have lineage installed and that doesn´t work...
sarahlegs said:
I'm mainly writing this as a step by step reference for myself, but thought others may find this useful as there are some confusing older posts here. A massive thank-you to fefifofum for all his hard work, and he should feel free to correct me if I made a mistake here somewhere. The pad I used this method for was running Android 4.4 KitKat before beginning, so I did not need to downgrade the bootloader as described in this fefifofum post.
1) Acquire an LG G Pad 8.3 V500, charge it to full before beginning, have a PC with a USB (Micro) cable to connect to your pad
2) If necessary, reset the pad to factory defaults with the following hard key combination:
Hold Power + Vol Down > Wait until LG Logo pops up and release from both buttons > quickly hold Power + Vol Up + Vol Down again
Hit Power 3 times to confirm reset
3) On your PC, download the following files to a folder:
-Latest TWRP App (the APK)
-Latest TWRP Recovery for the v500
-Stump Root
-Latest Official LineageOS build for the v500
4) Boot the pad
5) Connect the pad to your PC
6) On the pad select "MTP" to transfer files
7) On the pad go to Settings -> Security -> Allow Installation of Apps from Unknown Sources
8) Copy the 4 files downloaded to your PC to a temporary folder on the pad (you may use the "Download" folder for example)
9) Disconnect the pad from your PC
10) Go to Apps -> File Manager
11) Browse to "All Apps" Internal Storage -> [Folder you saved files to]
12) Select Stump, Install it, Open It
13) Listen to the groovy music as desired
14) Tell it to brute force, and wait until it asks you to reboot
15) Reboot
16) Browse using the File Manager again to the same folder
17) Select TWRP App (not the recovery image), install it, open it
18) In the TWRP App, check all the boxes including use root access
19) In the TWRP App, Go to flash recovery from file, and select the latest TWRP.img file you downloaded (not the APK)
20) Flash that sucker
21) Reboot to Recovery (I use ADB Reboot Recovery, you could also use the hard button method in step 2 above)
22) Marvel at the beauty of Team Win's legendary creation
23) Go to Wipe -> Factory Reset, wait for it to finish, then go back to main TWRP menu
24) Go to Install -> Browse to your file folder from above -> Select the LineageOS build (a .zip file) you downloaded above
25) Install that sucker
26) Optionally, after installation, you may go to Wipe -> Format Data -> yes to clean all the LG crap off your device (this will wipe your downloaded files too FYI)
27) Reboot into Lineage OS, the best Phone&Tablet OS in town
28) Do a little dance
Hope this is helpful to me later, and to others possibly.
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Thanks for the guide. My G pad 8.3 was already rooted with towelroot so i skipped the rooting step.
Once i've flashed LineageOS it just boots back into TWRP, even if i select reboot>system it still just boots into recovery. Anyone know where i'm going wrong or can help fix the issue?
EDIT: I've fixed the issue, i had to run a couple of commands from the terminal that i found in another thread.
Thanks

sarahlegs said:
I'm mainly writing this as a step by step reference for myself, but thought others may find this useful as there are some confusing older posts here. A massive thank-you to fefifofum for all his hard work, and he should feel free to correct me if I made a mistake here somewhere.
...
28) Do a little dance
Hope this is helpful to me later, and to others possibly.
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I'm currently typing and dancing.
This was actually a very nice explanation.
Usually these things are too technical and you have to do research for years, but I know have LineageOS on my GPad8.3 V500 and I'm happy, happy, happy!

Anyone know if this will work on a VK810 4G model?

Can I just say a big thanks to this post and other comments - my tablet has gone from being an old and increasingly unloved device running Android 4, to become a slick clean interfaced smooth running Nougat machine. It is so good I have just bought another V500 off eBay. The OS maintainer is doing a fantastic job ( I just hope Lineage 15 will be here soon )

I've got a stock V500 running Lollipop, that I force upgraded back in the day. I'm told I have to downgrade this back to Kitkat in order to start playing with ROMs, is that true? And if so, is there a guide to do so - the link in the OP doesn't work anymore. Any advice would be appreciated!
Mark

[GUIDE][MIUI][WAYNE]How to update MIUI10 without losing data

Hi, folks, how you doing?
Today, I'm gonna help you to update your MIUI without losing your installed apps and stuff.
First of all, you have to download the MIUI rom image here. Choose wisely, because there's just one version compatible with MI A2 and it is called MI 6X - WAYNE.
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A few things before you get into this:
[!]This process worked to me and can work to you, however, I can not give any garantee of how you will understand it, so, if you follow these steps, do it at your own risk.
[!]You must have USB debugging enabled, an unlocked bootloader, a converted MI A2 to MI 6X andTWRP recovery installed.
[!]CAMERA2API: If you have had edited build.prop and renamed wayne.xml to whyred.xml, you'll have to do it again. I recommend this guide.
Requirements:
1) TWRP Wayne
2) ADB
3) MI 6X Wayne rom
4) USB Debugging, unlocked bootloader enabled in Developer options
5) Platform-tools
6) Compatible USB Cable
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A few explanations:
The update process has two methods: one is known as "clean update". On clean update, all data in your phone will be wiped on the process and the update will give you a fresh clean device.
The other one process is known as "dirty update". On this process, only the OS files will be replaced, keeping all that garbage (apps, pictures, music, videos, cache, etc) we love in our phones.
Today, I'll teach you how to do a dirty update.
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From here, I'll assume you already have ADB installed and working in your computer and TWRP boot image placed in ADB Folder.
1) Download MIUI rom and place it in your phone's internal memory
2) Restart your phone with Power button + Volume down until you see the Fastboot bunny
3) Connect your phone in your computer using the provided USB cable
4) In your computer (Windows), open file manager in ADB folder, hold SHIFT key and right click mouse and select "Open Command prompt here"
5) In Command Prompt, type
Code:
fastboot devices
and Enter - you shall see your devices ID
6) Type
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-[version here]-wayne.img
and Enter, your phone your will restart and load TWRP Recovery.
7) In TWRP, tap "Install", it will open file manager to you choose the desired file. Select it it and slide "swipe to confirm flash".
8) The installation process will start. Take a coffee because it may take a while.
9) In the end of the update process, tap "wipe Dalvik/Cache".
10) Tap "Restart".
Your phone will restart. The first boot is a little longer than the normal (+-3 minutes), but it is normal.

will it break magisk?

Xiaomi Mi Pad 3-SM Flash tool doesn't work - Recovery TWRP cappu 3.2.3-0

Greetings to the whole community.
Unfortunately I'm experiencing a big problem with the SM Flash tool that doesn't work. I wanted to replace the recovery of my Mi Pad 3 table and I followed the instructions of Goayandi. I followed the method 1 of Goayandi which I quote below:
Method 1:
1. Open Settings -> About Phone -> tap 5-7 times on Miui Version to activate Developer Options.
2. Open Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Developer Options and activate USB-Debugging.
3. Turn your Tablet off.
4. Extract SP_Driver_V1524.zip on your Windows PC with (7zip) and install drivers.
5. Extract SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1720.00.000.zip on your Windows PC with (7zip).
6. Download twrp-3.2.3-0-cappu-20180906.img and MT8173_Android_scatter.txt.
7. Open the folder SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1620_WinSP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows _v5.1720.00.000 and run flash_tool.exe.
8. In SP Flash Tool open the file scatter (MT8173_Android_scatter.txt) with the yellow button on the right (Scatter-loading).
9. Uncheck all boxes, except "Recovery"
10. Press the green (DOWNLOAD) Button. After that plug your usb cable into Mi Pad 3 and wait until SP Flash Tool says FINISH!
11. TRWP was flashed successfully and is now ready to use. Turn the tablet off. Hold Volume(+) and Power Button until you see TWRP Menu
Unfortunately, however, when I get to point 9, SM Flash tool does not work, because after I load the scatter file, SM Flash tool fails to work, because the boxes remain unselected. So I can't carry out the twrp flash procedure. Any attempt to proceed is useless.
Up until point 8, I followed the instructions to the letter.
Could someone help me figure out if something is wrong or not working?
Thank you

[GUIDE/TUTORIAL/HOWTO] Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon stock to Android 12.1 / LineageOS 19.1

[GUIDE/TUTORIAL/HOWTO] Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon stock to Android 12.1
[GUIDE/TUTORIAL/HOWTO] Xiaomi Redmi Note 4/4X Snapdragon SOC (codename mido) stock to Android 12 / LineageOS 19.1
Complete guide to install Android 12 on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Snapdragon or 4X).
This tutorial only applies to this model, to check the correct version:
in Android, go to Settings > About phone, make sure Device model is Redmi Note 4.
It must be Snapdragon: below Device model, CPU must be Octa-core Max 2.0Ghz
### If CPU is not Octa-core Max 2.0Ghz, you have the Mediatek version (codename Nikel), see here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-mediatek-roms-kernels-reco.5784/
### If phone is not Redmi Note 4, quit this tutorial
CHANGELOG
v4. Minor improvements, Android 13 incoming (+ Google Camera) !
v3. Android 12.1 thanks to awesome Zeelog (and @anandsvm), migrate to MindTheGApps, upgrade TWRP
v2. BitGApps, updated TWRP + Magisk
v1. Initial release
1) WHAT YOU NEED
- djibe Redmi Note 4 pack: https://bit.ly/djibe-redminote4-pack
(contains all you need: USB drivers + Mi Unlock tool + fastboot & adb + TWRP Recovery 3.6.2_9-0 + Magisk root v23)
+ ROM LineageOS Unofficial 19.1: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ineageos-18-1-mido-vanilla-by-zeelog.4186179/
Download latest build: https://github.com/zeelog/OTA/releases
+ MindTheGApps 12.1 ARM64: http://downloads.codefi.re/jdcteam/javelinanddart/gapps
or BitGApps ARM61 12.1 v1.4+: https://github.com/BiTGApps/BiTGApps-Release/releases
2) INSTALL DRIVERS
First uninstall all Oneplus, Oculus ... Android drivers.
Go to the folder you unzipped earlier.
navigate to usb_driver_r13-windows > usb_driver.
Right click on android_winusb.inf and select Install. Confirm with OK.
Restart Windows.
### If you experience problems with phone connection later, use https://github.com/lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer (thanks @Lysolus for sharing)
3) BACKUP YOUR DATA
Make sure Google/provider account is synchronized.
Backup photos, documents, contacts before going any further (ex: use the backupyourmobile app).
Connect phone to PC, search for all .jpg, .mp3, .mp4 files on your phone and retrieve data.
4) UNLOCK BOOTLOADER
### Before going further, you need the latest official firmware.
Go to Settings > About phone.
MIUI version must be 11.0.2.0 (NCFMIXM).
Unlock Developer settings:
Tap 7 times on MIUI version item.
If not: connect to Wifi, tap on System update > Check for updates.
### System won't update ? Download latest firmware from here: https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/firmware/mido/
MIUI Account
Insert your SIM card.
Enter Sim PIN and turn off wifi, turn on mobile data and sync.
Go to Settings > Mi Account
Enter your phone number adapted to prefix and create an account (if not yet done).
Make sure phone Mi Account is active, in Settings, besides Mi account is written an identifier.
Go to Settings > Additional settings > Developer options and scroll to Mi Unlock Status item.
Permission required, Agree
### Make sure Wifi is off and mobile data on, then tap on Add account and device, then Got it.
### As written, don't sign out of Mi account, perform factory reset or erase system data for now.
### Keep calm and carry on.
Now open the \Mi Unlock subfolder from my pack.
Launch miflash_unlock.exe ad administrator: right click on .exe > Run as administrator
Agree to terms.
Login to your Mi account (with phone number prefixed or email)
Confirm login with SMS verification.
### Alternative: Open this webpage from your PC: https://en.miui.com/unlock/
### Click on Unlock now, then Download Mi Unlock archive. Unzip and refer to previous steps.
Back to phone, turn it off.
Then hold Volume down + Power buttons until phone vibrates and displays Fastboot screen.
Connect phone to USB.
Back to PC, Mi Unlock now says "Phone connected".
Unlock button is available, click on it and confirm with Unlock anyway.
Wait until Unlocked successfully is displayed.
Click on Reboot phone.
Unlocked is written at the bottom of screen during boot.
### Need to quit Fastboot mode ? Hold Power until phone vibrates and restarts.
5) FLASH TWRP RECOVERY
Back to Android, go to Settings > Additional settings > Developer options,
switch OEM unlocking ON and USB debugging ON.
Connect phone to PC.
Open a Windows command prompt on the /flash subfolder folder you unziped earlier:
select folder with left click, right click while holding SHIFT on keyboard > Open command windows here
In command, enter
Code:
adb devices
Commands starts adb and returns: bfacf0c80104 unauthorized
On the phone, Allow USB debugging and send command again.
Command now returns: bfacf0c80104 device
Now enter
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Phone restarts in bootloader/fastboot mode.
Enter
Code:
fastboot devices
Command returns: bfacf0c80104 fastboot
### If not, you may try to reinstall USB drivers or try another PC.
Now enter
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.6.2_9-0-mido.img
Command returns: Finished. Total time: 1.540s
Now enter
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.6.2_9-0-mido.img
and wait while TWRP recovery boots.
TWRP asks: Decrypt data, tap on Cancel.
then Swipe to Allow Modifications.
Leave phone connected to PC.
We must remove encryption to access partitions.
From TWRP Home screen, go to Wipe > Format Data. This will remove all data on phone.
Type yes and confirm with bottom right icon.
6) BACKUP SYSTEM
Now go to Home screen > Backup.
Select System, Vendor, Boot, Bootloader, Firmware and EFS partitions.
Swipe to Backup and wait during Backup.
Back to Home > Mount.
Using Windows Explorer, access Redmi Note 4 and copy the TWRP folder from Internal Storage folder to somewhere safe.
Then copy LineageOS 19.1 and gapps.zip (+ magisk if you want root) to the same phone's Internal Storage folder.
### Copy both zip files straightforward. Don't unzip archives.
7) FLASH ANDROID 12.1
Once again Swipe to Allow Modifications.
Go to Install > lineage*.zip,
then Add more zips: mind*.zip.
### Optional: to flash Magisk root, go to Reboot > Recovery. Then Install > Magisk*.zip
Go to Reboot > System
8) ROOT ACCESS AND DEVELOPER MENU (OPTIONAL)
With Magisk, you are root once phone is started. No extra manipulation needed.
Superuser permissions can be managed from Magisk Manager app (it was flashed during Magisk flash. Or get it https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases).
You can now remove install files from Internal storage.
For developer menu:
open the Settings menu, select "About Phone".
Tap on the "Build number" entry seven times. You should be notified, that the developer settings are now active.
Now go to Settings menu > System > Developer settings.
That's it.
Enjoy,
djibe
Thanks: Zeelog, @anandsvm, Aryan Kedare, @xtrymind @flex1911, LineageOS team, TWRP team, MindTheGApps team

Thanks for this... Will try it in 2-3 days

[email protected] said:
Thanks for this... Will try it in 2-3 days
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Hi,
Any feedback is very welcome.
Normally you have all you need to hack it.
Enjoy

Will payment apps work after installing magisk? like Gpay, PhonePe
Also will it take 7 days to unlock bootloader?

[email protected] said:
Will payment apps work after installing magisk? like Gpay, PhonePe
Also will it take 7 days to unlock bootloader?
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Hi, no idead for payment.
But MagiskHide normally does the trick.
Unlock bootloader is fast with all the tools in my pack.

[email protected] said:
Will payment apps work after installing magisk? like Gpay, PhonePe
Also will it take 7 days to unlock bootloader?
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Root is optional.

Can't get majisk install after several times can't install it tried for super su but that too not installing in los 18.1

Jn1441 said:
Can't get majisk install after several times can't install it tried for super su but that too not installing in los 18.1
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Hi, what is the error during flash in TWRP ?

Error1 displayed but after reflashing with mindgapps majisk is working now

Jn1441 said:
Error1 displayed but after reflashing with mindgapps majisk is working now
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Cool, enjoy. The phone is still good

A very nice and clean tutorial, thanks for that!
I already unlocked bootloader with another tutorial and for now I will leave the device on the last stock firmware. But I already tested magisk. It's very new to me. The last phone I flashed is some years ago and I only knew SuperSU.
The Note 4 is only a "second device" and I won't use it as a daily driver. But it's fun to play around with it and test some things.
@djibe89 Good hint, that I have to use an older rom as an intermediate step to avoid problem, this is new to me.
Also I wondered when I looked up the partitions to backup. There are 15 (!?) partitions (Pics attached). You are writing, that following partitions have to be backed up: System, Vendor, Boot, Bootloader, Firmware and EFS partitions.
When I flash lineage and then want to go back, can I just restore the partitions? What happens to the other partitions when I flash a rom? Will they be deleted? Some years ago a phone just had 4 or 5 partitions...

Hi @tito_puente, you can start from step 7 to enjoy a clean Note 4.

Many thanks for the guide. Worked well. Can I remove Magisk to unroot or would I need to start Over?

the_real_grumpazoid said:
Many thanks for the guide. Worked well. Can I remove Magisk to unroot or would I need to start Over?
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Hi, you can uninstall from the Magisk app
Installation
The Magic Mask for Android
topjohnwu.github.io

Great guide, Im new to flashing roms and this seems understandable. Is this usable for Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x (snapdragon)?

nysrin said:
Great guide, Im new to flashing roms and this seems understandable. Is this usable for Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x (snapdragon)?
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Hi,
Yes.
Like written in the Title, it is for the snapdragon version, Aka 4X

Ooh i did not know the only difference between the note 4 and note 4x is that the 4x uses snapdragon.
The reason I was doubting is that I got a different device ID so I thought i my phone is a different model
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e640de900903 device
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I will proceed later tonight, thank you for your quick response.

djibe89 said:
[GUIDE/TUTORIAL/HOWTO] Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon SOC (codename mido) stock to Android 11 R / LineageOS 18.1
Complete guide to install Android 11 on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Snapdragon).
This tutorial only applies to this model, to check the correct version:
in Android, go to Settings > About phone, make sure Device model is Redmi Note 4.
It must be Snapdragon: below Device model, CPU must be Octa-core Max 2.0Ghz
### If CPU is not Octa-core Max 2.0Ghz, you have the Mediatek version (codename Nikel), see here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-mediatek-roms-kernels-reco.5784/
### If phone is not Redmi Note 4, quit this tutorial
CHANGELOG ----------------------------------------
v1. Initial release
1 ) WHAT YOU NEED
- djibe Redmi Note 4 pack: https://bit.ly/djibe-redminote4-pack
(contains all you need: USB drivers + Mi Unlock tool + fastboot & adb + TWRP Recovery 3.5.0_9-0 + OrangeFox recovery + Magisk root)
+ ROM LineageOS Unofficial 17.1: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/ota-3-18-4-9-unofficial-lineageos-17-1-mido.4039907/
Download latest build: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=309016&sort_by=date&sort_dir=DESC
Yes we need both LineageOS (LOS) ROMS !
+ ROM LineageOS Unofficial 18.1: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ineageos-18-1-mido-vanilla-by-zeelog.4186179/
Download latest build: https://github.com/zeelog/OTA/releases
+ FlameGApps Basic: https://sourceforge.net/projects/flamegapps/files/arm64/android-11/BETA/
2 ) INSTALL DRIVERS
Go to the folder you unzipped earlier.
navigate to usb_driver_r13-windows > usb_driver.
Right click on android_winusb.inf and select Install. Confirm with OK.
Restart Windows.
3 ) BACKUP YOUR DATA
Make sure Google/provider account is synchronized.
Backup photos, documents, contacts before going any further (ex: use the backupyourmobile app).
Connect phone to PC, search for all .jpg, .mp3, .mp4 files on your phone and retrieve data.
4 ) UNLOCK BOOTLOADER
### Before going further, you need the latest official firmware.
Go to Settings > About phone.
MIUI version must be 11.0.2.0 (NCFMIXM).
Unlock Developer settings:
Tap 7 times on MIUI version item.
If not: connect to Wifi, tap on System update > Check for updates.
### System won't update ? Download latest firmware from here: https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/firmware/mido/
MIUI Account
Insert your SIM card.
Enter Sim PIN and turn off wifi, turn on mobile data and sync.
Go to Settings > Mi Account
Enter your phone number adapted to prefix and create an account (if not yet done).
Make sure phone Mi Account is active, in Settings, besides Mi account is written an identifier.
Go to Settings > Additional settings > Developer options and scroll to Mi Unlock Status item.
Permission required, Agree
### Make sure Wifi is off and mobile data on, then tap on Add account and device, then Got it.
### As written, don't sign out of Mi account, perform factory reset or erase system data for now.
### Keep calm and carry on.
Now open the \Mi Unlock subfolder from my pack.
Launch miflash_unlock.exe ad administrator: right click on .exe > Run as administrator
Agree to terms.
Login to your Mi account (with phone number prefixed or email)
Confirm login with SMS verification.
### Alternative: Open this webpage from your PC: https://en.miui.com/unlock/
### Click on Unlock now, then Download Mi Unlock archive. Unzip and refer to previous steps.
Back to phone, turn it off.
Then hold Volume down + Power buttons until phone vibrates and displays Fastboot screen.
Connect phone to USB.
Back to PC, Mi Unlock now says "Phone connected".
Unlock button is available, click on it and confirm with Unlock anyway.
Wait until Unlocked successfully is displayed.
Click on Reboot phone.
Unlocked is written at the bottom of screen during boot.
### Need to quit Fastboot mode ? Hold Power until phone vibrates and restarts.
5 ) FLASH TWRP RECOVERY
Back to Android, go to Settings > Additional settings > Developer options,
switch OEM unlocking ON and USB debugging ON.
Connect phone to PC.
Open a Windows command prompt on the /flash subfolder folder you unziped earlier:
select folder with left click, right click while holding SHIFT on keyboard > Open command windows here
In command, enter
Code:
adb devices
Commands starts adb and returns: bfacf0c80104 unauthorized
On the phone, Allow USB debugging and send command again.
Command now returns: bfacf0c80104 device
Now enter
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Phone restarts in bootloader/fastboot mode.
Enter
Code:
fastboot devices
Command returns: bfacf0c80104 fastboot
### If not, you may try to reinstall USB drivers or try another PC.
Now enter
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.5.0_9-0-mido.img
Command returns: Finished. Total time: 1.540s
Now enter
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.5.0_9-0-mido.img
and wait while TWRP recovery boots.
TWRP asks: Decrypt data, tap on Cancel.
then Swipe to Allow Modifications.
Leave phone connected to PC.
We must remove encryption to access partitions.
From TWRP Home screen, go to Wipe > Format Data. This will remove all data on phone.
Type yes and confirm with bottom right icon.
6 ) BACKUP SYSTEM
Now go to Home screen > Backup.
Select System, Vendor, Boot, Bootloader, Firmware and EFS partitions.
Swipe to Backup and wait during Backup.
Back to Home > Mount.
Using Windows Explorer, access Redmi Note 4 and copy the TWRP folder from Internal Storage folder to somewhere safe.
Then copy OrangeFox and LineageOS 17.1 to the same phone's Internal Storage folder.
7 ) FLASH ORANGEFOX RECOVERY
Now go to Home screen > Install
Select OrangeFox*.zip and Swipe to confirm Flash, recovery will auto-reboot.
8 ) FLASH LINEAGEOS 17.1
Coming from Android 7, we need to flash Android 10 to prevent bugs with fingerprint or bootloops...
Once again Swipe to Allow Modifications.
On bottom navigation bar, tap on Files.
Then select lineage-17.1*.zip and Swipe to Install.
Then tap on Wipe Caches > Swipe to wipe,
then Reboot System.
Wait during boot.
Quickly setup Android and try to skip configs.
Once finished, turn phone off.
9 ) FLASH LINEAGEOS 18.1
Boot in Recovery mode:
Hold Power + Volume+ until Mi logo shows up and release buttons.
Wait during OrangeFox recovery boot.
On bottom navigation bar, tap on Wipe.
Select Dalvik/ART cache, Cache, System, Data and Vendor partitions,
then Swipe to Wipe.
Back to Home > Menu (right icon of navigation bar) > Mount
Copy lineage-18.1*.zip, FlameGApps, Magisk*.zip and Magisk Manager*.apk on Internal Storage.
Then back to Files menu (left item of navigation bar).
Tap in lineage > Add to Queue > Magisk > Add to Queue > FlameGApps and Swipe to Install.
When flash is over > Wipe Caches and Reboot System.
10 ) ROOT ACCESS AND DEVELOPER MENU
With Magisk, you are root once phone is started. No extra manipulation needed.
Superuser permissions can be managed from Magisk Manager app (it was flashed during Magisk flash. Or get it https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases).
You can now remove install files from Internal storage.
For developer menu:
open the Settings menu, select "About Phone".
Tap on the "Build number" entry seven times. You should be notified, that the developer settings are now active.
Now go to Settings menu > System > Developer settings.
That's it.
Enjoy,
djibe
Thanks: anandsvm, Zeelog, Aryan Kedare, @xtrymind @flex1911, LineageOS team, TWRP team, OrangeFox recovery team
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Hi @syzw,
Can you reinstall USB drivers in Administrator mode ?
Or try another computer ?

djibe89 said:
Hi @syzw,
Can you reinstall USB drivers in Administrator mode ?
Or try another computer ?
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I updated USB drivers in device manager of PC.
Now I am enjoying A11.
Thanks.