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Title says it all. Post your experiences!
Here are the download links and the tutorial on how to flash:
Pixel C: http://www.jide.com/remixos/devices/pixelc
Nexus 9: http://www.jide.com/remixos/devices/nexus9
Tutorial on how to flash onto your device:
https://jide.zendesk.com/knowledge/articles/224316468/en-us?brand_id=449827
Thanks!
Aaand... up and running!
I came from Nougat DP5. At first, I removed the -w flag from the update script to keep my apps, but as usual this was not a good idea as the Play Store kept on force closing. After a clean flash everything worked as expected. I paired the Pixel C keyboard and a BT mouse.
The apps I use the most on my Pixel C are Firefox Beta and Kodi.
- Firefox crashes as often as it does on the Nougat Previews when it is put into windowed mode. As this got better with new Firefox and Nougat Versions, I am confident that this will improve further.
- Kodi starts in windowed mode and can be used as normal. This is a first for me as Kodi could not be windowed on stock Android N!
Unfortunately, it lacks the top bar so it can not be resized. Are there any keyboard shortcuts for maximizing/minimizing windows?
Overall, I can only recommend giving Remix OS a try on the Pixel C!
(Written on the Pixel C with Remix 3.0!)
Can we get a video of your experience?
Mustkeg said:
Aaand... up and running!
I came from Nougat DP5. At first, I removed the -w flag from the update script to keep my apps, but as usual this was not a good idea as the Play Store kept on force closing. After a clean flash everything worked as expected. I paired the Pixel C keyboard and a BT mouse.
The apps I use the most on my Pixel C are Firefox Beta and Kodi.
- Firefox crashes as often as it does on the Nougat Previews when it is put into windowed mode. As this got better with new Firefox and Nougat Versions, I am confident that this will improve further.
- Kodi starts in windowed mode and can be used as normal. This is a first for me as Kodi could not be windowed on stock Android N!
Unfortunately, it lacks the top bar so it can not be resized. Are there any keyboard shortcuts for maximizing/minimizing windows?
Overall, I can only recommend giving Remix OS a try on the Pixel C!
(Written on the Pixel C with Remix 3.0!)
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went to give this a try and totally forgot about the 30sec delay.....ugh
Okay first thoughts It's actually very solid for a first build but the main reason i'm rolling back and this may just be me but I hate having all the icons on the desktop....unless there's something i'm missing to get rid of them and have a clean desktop?
Been running Remix for the afternoon, everything works flawlessly so far including all of my usual apps. Very smooth and stable! I plan on running this as my daily driver for a while, so if anyone has any questions about my experience with Remix OS, feel free to ask. Also, if anyone can get it rooted, I'd love to hear from you Couldn't get it to boot using the modified stock kernel and had to reflash. TWRP installs with no problems, though!
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Been running Remix for the afternoon, everything works flawlessly so far including all of my usual apps. Very smooth and stable! I plan on running this as my daily driver for a while, so if anyone has any questions about my experience with Remix OS, feel free to ask. Also, if anyone can get it rooted, I'd love to hear from you Couldn't get it to boot using the modified stock kernel and had to reflash. TWRP installs with no problems, though!
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I flashed UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip via TWRP. Rooted without problems.
I did not try changing kernels.
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Roxas598 said:
went to give this a try and totally forgot about the 30sec delay.....ugh
Okay first thoughts It's actually very solid for a first build but the main reason i'm rolling back and this may just be me but I hate having all the icons on the desktop....unless there's something i'm missing to get rid of them and have a clean desktop?
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You can change the default launcher, but you need root for this.
1. Install a 3rd party launcher. I use Nova Launcher.
2. Open a terminal emulator.
3. Type "su".
4. Type "pm disable com.android.launcher3".
To re-enable the default launcher, type "pm enable com.android.launcher3" (didn't try this).
can anyone make a video showing Remix OS 3.0 on Pixel C for other users who would like to see how it performs.
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Been running Remix for the afternoon, everything works flawlessly so far including all of my usual apps. Very smooth and stable! I plan on running this as my daily driver for a while, so if anyone has any questions about my experience with Remix OS, feel free to ask. Also, if anyone can get it rooted, I'd love to hear from you Couldn't get it to boot using the modified stock kernel and had to reflash. TWRP installs with no problems, though!
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I need help flashing it. I keep getting an error.
@TAINA333 Are you flashing it via ADB? What kind of error are you getting?
TAINA333 said:
I need help flashing it. I keep getting an error.
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I had an issue using the flash-all.sh as well. I just flashed each partition manually. If you're using Linux, make sure you're running fastboot as root.
It's ok but not something I'd use long term. I flashed it, played around for about five minutes and went back to stock. Too many annoyances such as huge padding on the left and right of the desktop (wasted space drives me nuts), can't remove icons from the desktop or move items from the menu to the desktop which is annoying. It might be good for beginners but not something I'd be interested in using. I'll wait for someone to get Chrome OS on this thing.
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It's ok but not something I'd use long term. I flashed it, played around for about five minutes and went back to stock. Too many annoyances such as huge padding on the left and right of the desktop (wasted space drives me nuts), can't remove icons from the desktop or move items from the menu to the desktop which is annoying. It might be good for beginners but not something I'd be interested in using. I'll wait for someone to get Chrome OS on this thing.
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Replace the launcher as I described above. But otherwise I feel the same. Freeform windows are the only plus compared to Nougat.
Yes I am flashing thru adb. At first it was telling me something about the zip file. Then I restarted all over and when I used flash.bat it said it was missing some files, but the files are there.
TAINA333 said:
Yes I am flashing thru adb. At first it was telling me something about the zip file. Then I restarted all over and when I used flash.bat it said it was missing some files, but the files are there.
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Yeah, using the flash all scripts rarely works for me either. I had to unzip "images-aosp_dragon...," move all the .img files into the root of my platform-tools folder and flash the images manually. I had previously formatted the device, and with the device in fastboot mode I then flashed the files with the following commands:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-dragon-google_smaug.7132.295.0.img
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot reboot
After this it booted up and everything worked perfectly!
Mustkeg said:
I flashed UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip via TWRP. Rooted without problems.
I did not try changing kernels.
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You can change the default launcher, but you need root for this.
1. Install a 3rd party launcher. I use Nova Launcher.
2. Open a terminal emulator.
3. Type "su".
4. Type "pm disable com.android.launcher3".
To re-enable the default launcher, type "pm enable com.android.launcher3" (didn't try this).
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Which recovery did you use? I can't even get that far, I install remixOS, flash over TWRP via fastboot, that installs just fine but the OS refuses to boot after that.... Just reboots back into recovery
EDIT: Nevermind, I got it. Not sure what I was doing wrong earlier, but yeah flashing TWRP, pushing SU2.76 and installing it works just fine. Thanks!
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Yeah, using the flash all scripts rarely works for me either. I had to unzip "images-aosp_dragon...," move all the .img files into the root of my platform-tools folder and flash the images manually. I had previously formatted the device, and with the device in fastboot mode I then flashed the files with the following commands:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-dragon-google_smaug.7132.295.0.img
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot reboot
After this it booted up and everything worked perfectly!
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So I did everything you said, it looked like it was going to boot up just fine, it said android apps starting and then it bootlooped.
TAINA333 said:
So I did everything you said, it looked like it was going to boot up just fine, it said android apps starting and then it bootlooped.
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Sorry to hear that! Were you doing a clean install or writing Remix over your existing OS? I would also recommend redownloading the files before you try again to make sure that their being corrupted is not an issue.
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Sorry to hear that! Were you doing a clean install or writing Remix over your existing OS? I would also recommend redownloading the files before you try again to make sure that their being corrupted is not an issue.
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Clean but I'll reinstall just in case.
What is the best way to change the screen resolution DPI on my Pixel C while running Remix OS 3.0 ? any suggestion guys ?
did you guys flash TWRP_dragon_3.0.2-21.img ??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-c/development/twrp-3-0-2-0v16-t3400503
any cool Apps and Kernel suggestion to install while running Remix OS 3.0 on Pixel C please ??
finally I unlocked my bootloader and tested installing several treble roms.
I dont know if I did it right, but it works.
--> only works if you have a firmware without Anti-Rollback. When Anti-Rollback is activated you will end up in EDL Mode !!!
Here's how I did it:
1. unlocking the bootloader
2. fastboot erase userdata
3. flashed the RedWolf Recovery because it has treble support
4. wiped everything (incl. format data --> yes)
5. flasehd no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip
6. installed xiaomi.eu rom zip (without doing that, no treble rom booted up)
7. after successful installation --> wipe = factory reset without rebooting
8. installed treble rom (A-ONLY = Pixel Experience & dotos worked)
9. flashed opengapps arm64 8.1 (not necessary for Pixel Experience)
10. flashed Magisk 16.7 (1671)
11. done
you should install Android SystemWebView from the PlayStore if it's not installed by default - otherwise a lot of apps are not working
Some roms had bootlops. Such as OmniRom and OmniRom Treskmod
Here are some cons:
- battery draining seems to be faster than miui rom
- brightness control is not perfect (even with the extra overlay)
- my Bose bluetooth headphones are connected but I don't hear anything (on pph it works fine)
- no 18:9 screen fitting for old apps (for example QuickPic Gallery)
After all, I think it will be fixed and it's a very good phone. Now I can sell my Samsung S8+
I got RR and AICP-mordiford working too following step 7-11 from Eu rom.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
yeaah!! thats the spirit!
Finally we're getting some rom flashing :laugh::laugh:
Is there a LineageOS 15.1 treble GSI available that would be suitable for this device?
stephendt0 said:
Is there a LineageOS 15.1 treble GSI available that would be suitable for this device?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...evice-development/lineage-phh-treble-t3767690
stephendt0 said:
Is there a LineageOS 15.1 treble GSI available that would be suitable for this device?
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bhammler said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...evice-development/lineage-phh-treble-t3767690
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Anyone willing to try and see if it works?
SUPERUSER said:
Anyone willing to try and see if it works?
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@bhammler, will the lineage OS posted above work on mi max 3?Anyone tried successfully, please list your recovery (red wolf I assume) and your steps on flashing. Please update us. Thank you! Still waiting on my mi max 3 to arrive, otherwise I'd try myself.
It's all said in my initial post. Official twrp is released and works too
Gesendet von meinem Phh-Treble with GApps mit Tapatalk
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It's all said in my initial post. Official twrp is released and works too
Gesendet von meinem Phh-Treble with GApps mit Tapatalk
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Thanks buddy :highfive:
bhammler said:
finally I unlocked my bootloader and tested installing several treble roms.
I dont know if I did it right, but it works.
Here's how I did it:
1. unlocking the bootloader
2. fastboot erase userdata
3. flashed the RedWolf Recovery because it has treble support
4. wiped everything (incl. format data --> yes)
5. flasehd no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip
6. installed xiaomi.eu rom zip (without doing that, no treble rom booted up)
7. after successful installation --> wipe = factory reset without rebooting
8. installed treble rom (A-ONLY = Pixel Experience & dotos worked)
9. flashed opengapps arm64 8.1 (not necessary for Pixel Experience)
10. flashed Magisk 16.7 (1671)
11. done
Some roms had bootlops. Such as OmniRom and OmniRom Treskmod
Here are some cons:
- battery draining seems to be faster than miui rom
- brightness control is not perfect (even with the extra overlay)
- my Bose bluetooth headphones are connected but I don't hear anything (on pph it works fine)
- no 18:9 screen fitting for old apps (for example QuickPic Gallery)
After all, I think it will be fixed and it's a very good phone. Now I can sell my Samsung S8+
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How much worse is battery drain?
RedMi92 said:
How much worse is battery drain?
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not very bad: in standby around 2% per hour and with screen on around 7-8 hours
bhammler said:
not very bad: in standby around 2% per hour and with screen on around 7-8 hours
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Great, thanks! will flash RR GSI as soon as i unlock BL.
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Anyone willing to try and see if it works?
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I did a quicck test on LineageOS 15.1 treble GSI. I have some problem with google play store (won't download) with the gapp version.. The vanilla version (plus pico opengapp) is working fine.
Red Wolf twrp -> wipe -> swipe to factory reset -> install -> install image -> xxx.-vanilla-nosu.img -> install -> open_gapp-xxxxpico-xxx.zip -> Reboot
Go back to recovery again to install magisk.
jngiag said:
I did a quicck test on LineageOS 15.1 treble GSI. I have some problem with google play store (won't download) with the gapp version.. The vanilla version (plus pico opengapp) is working fine.
Red Wolf twrp -> wipe -> swipe to factory reset -> install -> install image -> xxx.-vanilla-nosu.img -> install -> open_gapp-xxxxpico-xxx.zip -> Reboot
Go back to recovery again to install magisk.
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Do you have issues with the brightness control as well?
opasha said:
Do you have issues with the brightness control as well?
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I use this one: system.img for A-only ARM64 devices with GApps and SU
no errors so far. I had some errors with Opengapps and Mindthegapps.
After setting it up, I flashed Magisk 16.7. I'm using it now for 5 days and no problems
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Do you have issues with the brightness control as well?
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for the brightness I flashed the Brightness-Overlay (found it in the treble thread). Download the apk (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75630470&postcount=38), copy it to /vendor/overlay (rights: 644), connect phone to your pc with adb and type the following commands:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
mount -o rw,remount /vendor
chcon u:object_r:vendor_overlay_file:s0 /vendor/overlay;chcon u:object_r:vendor_overlay_file:s0 /vendor/overlay/framework-res__auto_generated_rro.apk
reboot
After a reboot I set the brightness to "0" and activated the adaptive brightness control.
That works good. Could be darker in the dark, but it's much better than before
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for the brightness I flashed the Brightness-Overlay (found it in the treble thread). Download the apk (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75630470&postcount=38), copy it to /vendor/overlay (rights: 644), connect phone to your pc with adb and type the following commands:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
mount -o rw,remount /vendor
chcon ubject_r:vendor_overlay_file:s0 /vendor/overlay;chcon ubject_r:vendor_overlay_file:s0 /vendor/overlay/framework-res__auto_generated_rro.apk
reboot
After a reboot I set the brightness to "0" and activated the adaptive brightness control.
That works good. Could be darker in the dark, but it's much better than before
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Thanks so much for the helpful tips. Which treble rom do you like best?
opasha said:
Thanks so much for the helpful tips. Which treble rom do you like best?
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I use this one https://forum.xda-developers.com/project-treble/trebleenabled-device-development/experimental-phh-treble-t3709659
It has no advanced settings For that I use xposed and GravityBox
bhammler said:
I use this one https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...-development/experimental-phh-treble-t3709659
It has no advanced settings For that I use xposed and GravityBox
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Do banking apps work with xposed running? I use magisk hide, but read xposed gives limitations. Thanks!
Can anyone please explain in a nutshell what treble is? I've searched Google but it's not clear.
** Post updated on 01/10/19 to include AOSiP GSI **
After trying out a lot of Android 10 GSIs, I have managed to get Lineage OS 17 and AOSiP GSI builds by Erfan to run on Mi Max 3. Thanks to the Dev erfanoabdi and his team who have worked on these.
On Mi Max 3 they are very smooth when they are working. However, certain apps can trigger freezing episodes or forced reboots. AOSiP seems smoother and more stable for now. Both are almost stock with no customization. Over all they are still buggy, just usable, and not reliable.
I am not a developer! Try at your own risk!!
** PLEASE NOTE: You would need to be on one of the AOSP- or LOS-based custom Pie Roms with firmware version 9.9.3 (as base) before flashing this rom. Havoc and AEX have been confirmed to work**
Here are the steps
What you would need:
1. GSI Android 10 Rom:
a. Lineage 17 GSI by Erfan: lineage-17.0-Aonly-10-20190909-ErfanGSI.img.7z
b. AOSiP
2. Permissiver_v4.zip
3. FixZygote_v2.zip
4.open_gapps-arm64-10.0-nano-20190920-UNOFFICIAL.zip
5. Magisk 19.4
6. Any file extractor app. I used ZArchiver from Play store.
Installation Steps.:
1. Extract system image from Android 10 GSI zipped file using app of your choice (ZArchiver in my case)
2. Boot into your recovery (I used Nijel's TWRP 3.2.3-3 and 3.2.3-4)
3. Back up your current ROM
4. Wipe data, system, art/davlik and cache
5. Tap install. Then tap ''Image''. Then select the (extracted) Lineage-17 system image, then tap System. Swipe to install.
6. Install Permissiver_v4 zip file.
7. Install FixZygote_V2 zip file
8. Install Magisk 19.4 zip file.
9. Boot into system. Tap ''OK'' on the screen pop up.
10. Reboot into TWRP.
11. Install OpenGaps.
13. Reboot system and set up your phone.
14. Reboot phone and start using.
What works
1. Mobile data, Wifi and bluetooth
2. Phone calls and messaging including dual sim
3. Playstore
4. Rooting with Magisk
5. Finger print reader
6. Gestures are amazing. Dark mode great!
Bugs
1. Stock camera and torch light do not work.
2. Slider does not control brightness
3. Chrome browser freezes. . Firefox and Via browser running smoothly.
4. Camera and video apps force-close or cause random reboots
Where are the links to the packages and why you install two different gapps (Bitgapps&Opengapps)???
L_e_x_t_e_r said:
Where are the links to the packages and why you install two different gapps (Bitgapps&Opengapps)???
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There are no links to the packages as I wasn't certain of the XDA rules on links to other websites. Just google them and they are easy to find.
I tried just open gapps or just BitGaps and didn't work. Flashing BitGaps first appeared to point the Open Gapps to the right partition, and that worked.
Thanks for posting but very confusing without links. I know what mean about the rules but you can link the page for the GSI not the download etc
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Thanks for posting but very confusing without links. I know what mean about the rules but you can link the page for the GSI not the download etc
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I understand.
Thanks to the Nesh Patel at Tweakguy for the links.
My thanks to the devs who have worked on these.
Here are the links:
For Lineage GSI: https://github.com/resk84/releases/...ineage-17.0-Aonly-10-20190909-ErfanGSI.img.7z
For permissive: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=600693192411788649
For bitzygote:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397961748
Permissive link not working
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Permissive link not working
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Missed one digit at the end.
Permissiver link:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=6006931924117886495
This won't boot on global mix max 3 boot loop with both Nigel mod and orangefox recoveries. No work for global 4gb 64gb ROM model
shingers5 said:
This won't boot on global mix max 3 boot loop with both Nigel mod and orangefox recoveries. No work for global 4gb 64gb ROM model
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I was on the latest Havoc Rom for Mi Max 3. Also my hardware is 6GB 128GB.
I tried a lot of the Android 10 GSIs and this was the only one that booted. The sequence has to be exactly same as in my post to boot.
Also, I don't know if it may have to do with your vendor. I didn't wipe and then flash the device-specific vendor firmware as suggested in some GSI how-to's.
So you were on an android pie ROM and flashed android 10 over it without wipe? I was on miui 11 before flash on global device
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So you were on an android pie ROM and flashed android 10 over it without wipe? I was on miui 11 before flash on global device
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Yes Havoc Pie Rom. I wiped davlik/art, system, data and cache only. Then proceeded exactly as outlined in my post. I have just flashed the LOS 17 again with my steps and it boots.
stonesolouk said:
Yes Havoc Pie Rom. I wiped davlik/art, system, data and cache only. Then proceeded exactly as outlined in my post. I have just flashed the LOS 17 again with my steps and it boots.
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first attempt
i had derpfest AOSIP so i flashed LOS 17 over that with no wipe then the permissive and fix zip and it booted with errors. gestures for home works but edges dont. also kept fail on system etc
2nd attempt
flashed derpfest AOSIP then reboot
back to recovery then wipe as you did flash LOS17 then permissive and fix zips then reboot. boots up but same as before home gesture works and dark mode etc but edges don't. the bitgapps dont flash and open gapps nano causes bootloop on its own
3rd attempt gonna try with firmware 9.9.3 and flash without wipe vendor like the old days to see what happens
Got it good as I can for now
Flashed and booted AEX 6.7
Back to recovery and wiped as you say and not vendor
Flashed LOS 17 image then permissive and fix zips and magisk
Reboot
Didn't need flash 2 gapps just open gapps nano and reboot
Seems good apart from obvious
Brightness doesn't work
Camera
Battery drain very high
shingers5 said:
Got it good as I can for now
Flashed and booted AEX 6.7
Back to recovery and wiped as you say and not vendor
Flashed LOS 17 image then permissive and fix zips and magisk
Reboot
Didn't need flash 2 gapps just open gapps nano and reboot
Seems good apart from obvious
Brightness doesn't work
Camera
Battery drain very high
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That's great. It settles down after a few more boots. I will update my post with your findings.
Brightness and all edge gestures work for me though.
stonesolouk said:
That's great. It settles down after a few more boots. I will update my post with your findings.
Brightness and all edge gestures work for me though.
OK cool. Hopefully someone can get it working fully or at least stable enough for daily use
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And what about the AOSIP-Aonly-10-20190924-ErfanGSI.7z? Do I flatten the Lineage-17.0-Aonly-10-20190909-ErfanGSI.img or do I have to decide between one of them?
Does not herfor from the instructions
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And what about the AOSIP-Aonly-10-20190924-ErfanGSI.7z? Do I flatten the Lineage-17.0-Aonly-10-20190909-ErfanGSI.img or do I have to decide between one of them?
Does not herfor from the instructions
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Yes it is one or the other.
You could try each one separately, then decide the one you prefer. AOSiP seems more fluid and stable.
Thank you for your prompt reply
What's the report on AOSIP as I haven't tried it yet. Wish someone would take the gsi and get it stable
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What's the report on AOSIP as I haven't tried it yet. Wish someone would take the gsi and get it stable
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It is smoother and more stable compared to LOS 17 but brightness slider and camera still don't work.
So currently I'm running AOSP Extended V6 on my 002. The rom itself runs great BUT I can't get Gapps to stick. Unlocked bootloader with TWRP 3.1.0. After I resize system Gapps will install and say Successful but when I clear cache and reboot I have no nothing installed. I'm new to this device so be easy if i'm missing something obvious.
EDIT: I've tried multiple version of Gapps from a few different places.
I have yet to have any GSI rom work, so I stopped trying and just ran a debloat script I wrote
It's weird how hit and miss GSI is on the exact same model. I may end up reverting back to stock and unlock/root and use your script and then just call it a day if I can't figure this out. I SO wanted AOSP Ext to work but kinda useless to me without Gapps.
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It's weird how hit and miss GSI is on the exact same model. I may end up reverting back to stock and unlock/root and use your script and then just call it a day if I can't figure this out. I SO wanted AOSP Ext to work but kinda useless to me without Gapps.
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I honestly even uninstalled gapps on my 10 inch because its one purpose is gonna be an in-car OBD II monitoring tablet with Torque Pro for my car.
GSI roms are so strange. I have 3 G7 Play's. 2 of them took the same GSI just fine, then the third just bricked and boot looped. I had to change the boot animation in TWRP to get it to boot. Even then, camera and bluetooth didn't work, but the other 2 were 100% functional. Reflashed quite a few times
razredge said:
It's weird how hit and miss GSI is on the exact same model. I may end up reverting back to stock and unlock/root and use your script and then just call it a day if I can't figure this out. I SO wanted AOSP Ext to work but kinda useless to me without Gapps.
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I believe the hit and miss comes from the gsi's being developed on specific devices by different developers. They are supposed to work on any project treble enabled devices but it's just not so. This is just my thought from trying almost all available and a lot of time reading. The whole idea has slowly began a full circle movement to custom gsi's. The oxymoron of that last sentence kind of sums it up from my experience. Custom generics are what are being produced for the most part. If one looks at the different maintainers threads they will see what device it is supposed to work on. A.O.S.P should work a little better than most and the builds I have tried from ci.android.com have worked really well. Personally didn't see much point in the stock android gsi over debloated stock in this case. Much simpler to maintain device integrity by debloating the very few unwanted apps. All that said I am still running Beast ROM as I actually like it, the only issue I know of is device theme(takes forever+know-how) and I don't use gapps. So it works great on my tablet and I am not sure what options I will have in the future. All the changes have me sitting with a tablet that if flashed back to stock will not take ota's and a serial# of 0123456789ABCDEF. Happy Modding.
Don't know if you've seen them but there are a couple gsi's that have gapps installed with no other options, can't remember which they were, but may work better.
I appreciate the info and insight you always give. My 002 I actually went back to stock and just rooted and debloated it. I wanted it to be stable since it's my couch tablet lol. I picked up a 007 on Black Friday just for the hell of it. I'm gonna play with it and experience some different roms. BTW, they changed the model numbers on them. It's not with me right now but the model number is all numbers now. Looks more like the serial number.
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I appreciate the info and insight you always give. My 002 I actually went back to stock and just rooted and debloated it. I wanted it to be stable since it's my couch tablet lol. I picked up a 007 on Black Friday just for the hell of it. I'm gonna play with it and experience some different roms. BTW, they changed the model numbers on them. It's not with me right now but the model number is all numbers now. Looks more like the serial number.
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The model number I remember for the 8" was ONA19TB002 and 10" was ONA19TB003 and 007 was kboard model. Did they change to something other than that ? I remember a different number when looking at fccid page but it seemed shorter. When it's nearby give update if you don't mind, I'm curious it may help in search for firmware.
The new model number is 100005209. I took the back off of the new one and my old one and they are identical with the same part numbers. They're also all branded Surf now.
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I am venturing to flash ohh aosp -10 v107.
Needed to flash the vanilla version, because the gapps version was too big.
All I get is stuck at the onn splash screen.
Do I need to flash anything to vbmeta to get this to boot a gsi?
Update:
Self test result
Yes. Even after unlocking bootloader, still need to flash vbmeta with --disable-verification before you can boot gsi.
Then there is a setprop that is needed to get the gsi to boot
While device is stuck on the"Android" logo bootanimation from aosp. Enter commands into ad shell.
Code:
adb shell setprop debug.stagefright.ccodec 0
This will get tablet to boot. But the setprop (which should become persistent) does not remain after a reboot. So the line needs to be added to the boot script built into phh gsi. "rw-sysyem.sh"
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /
echo "setprop debug.stagefright.ccodec 0" >> /system/bin/rw-system.sh
These steps worked for me. And should work for you. But as with any modifications to your device , by you , are your responsibility to confirm are done correctly.
The main problem I've been having has not been with the ROM itself. I had a few vanillas that after resizing and installing GAPPS the actual apps don't show up. I'd go back into TWRP and reflash the GAPPS and it would respond with a success after seeing all the apps install but after a reboot none was there.
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The main problem I've been having has not been with the ROM itself. I had a few vanillas that after resizing and installing GAPPS the actual apps don't show up. I'd go back into TWRP and reflash the GAPPS and it would respond with a success after seeing all the apps install but after a reboot none was there.
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I just had that with gapps install I was trying. And in recovery after the gapps flash, before reboot I looked around with twrp file manager. I see all the apps installed. But they are not in the correct location.
They are getting installed in the /system-root/app folder rather than the /system-root/system/app folder.
I don't know the fix yet. I mentioned it in the twrp thread and diplomatic has said he does not know why it didn't go as it was supposed to .
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I just had that with gapps install I was trying. And in recovery after the gapps flash, before reboot I looked around with twrp file manager. I see all the apps installed. But they are not in the correct location.
They are getting installed in the /system-root/app folder rather than the /system-root/system/app folder.
I don't know the fix yet. I mentioned it in the twrp thread and diplomatic has said he does not know why it didn't go as it was supposed to .
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Interesting.... I'll have to keep an eye on that. I didn't even pay attention where they installed to. Thanks for the heads up!
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I just had that with gapps install I was trying. And in recovery after the gapps flash, before reboot I looked around with twrp file manager. I see all the apps installed. But they are not in the correct location.
They are getting installed in the /system-root/app folder rather than the /system-root/system/app folder.
I don't know the fix yet. I mentioned it in the twrp thread and diplomatic has said he does not know why it didn't go as it was supposed to .
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Are you sure that is not correct? Because I just checked on my Onn 8 with the stock rom and they are in /system/app/.
There system privileged apps in: /system/priv-app. Updates are in /data/app, I believe.
Has anyone had success in installing opengapps on one of these tablets? Also, has anyone tried installing it with System mounted in TWRP? Even if it doesn't work in TWRP, I believe the install script supports running on Android too.
How has anyone been able to flash a gsi. Ive even tried disabling avb but cant get it to boot. After reboot twrp dosent even recognize an os installed
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Has anyone had success in installing opengapps on one of these tablets? Also, has anyone tried installing it with System mounted in TWRP? Even if it doesn't work in TWRP, I believe the install script supports running on Android too.
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I haven't so far. I'll try with mounting system and post the results.
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I haven't so far. I'll try with mounting system and post the results.
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Fast forward 20 days... any progress?
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Fast forward 20 days... any progress?
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Woops.... No it still doesn't work. Actually it made one of my 8's bootloop after.
I found this solution in another thread:
- Format data partition and reboot recovery.
- Open terminal in twrp without system, data, and cache mounted.
- Enter the following commands:
e2fsck -y /dev/block/by-name/system
e2fsck -f /dev/block/by-name/system
resize2fs /dev/block/by-name/system
- Then reboot twrp
- Flash system img reboot recovery
- After that flash pico gapps without system mounted
Thats how i was able to successfully flash gapps on aosp phh 10. You may need to try a couple times but it should work.
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jwarrior319 said:
I found this solution in another thread:
- Format data partition and reboot recovery.
- Open terminal in twrp without system, data, and cache mounted.
- Enter the following commands:
e2fsck -y /dev/block/by-name/system
e2fsck -f /dev/block/by-name/system
resize2fs /dev/block/by-name/system
- Then reboot twrp
- Flash system img reboot recovery
- After that flash pico gapps without system mounted
Thats how i was able to successfully flash gapps on aosp phh 10. You may need to try a couple times but it should work.
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So you got phh 10 to boot? How does it run any major bugs? Thanks
Hi, I'm a long-time lurker on these forums but recently had some success flashing a GSI and rooting the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (FHD) (X606F) with TWRP, and wanted to share my exact steps here. This device is awesome for the price point but unfortunately not popular enough to have many guides available. The tablet is Project Treble compatible and uses A/B roms (although it is not an A/B device in terms of OTA updates). You can use the Treble Info app to confirm that the devices uses an ARM64 A/B operating system. This was tested with the CAOS 11 GSI based on Android 11; it may work on other GSIs and other Android versions but I have not tested those (NOTE: user below confirms working on Android 12). I've written this guide at a bird's-eye-view meant for users familiar with flashing.
A couple useful notes before we begin:
- Hardware force off: hold down both volume buttons + power button
- Hardware boot into bootloader: while powered off, hold volume down + power button
- Hardware boot into recovery: hold down both volume buttons + power button
- While in fastboot mode, the command `fastboot reboot recovery` does not work for me on this device. You may have to hardware boot into recovery using the hardware steps above (power off completely then hardware boot). [This command may work for some people. It does not work for my device.]
Obviously, make sure your bootloader is unlocked before starting.
1. I used Ubuntu since Windows was having trouble recognizing the device in fastboot mode; linux drivers seem to be better developed for this particular device. I used `sudo apt install android-sdk` to get the drivers. Much easier than the nonsense that you have to do on Windows to get this device to work. Unfortunately, the Lenovo rescue app is available only for Windows, so you'll need access to Windows to gain access to vbmeta.img for installing TWRP (below).
2. Install TWRP following this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...rp-3-5-x-for-lenovo-tab-m10-fhd-plus.4222887/. It is important that you follow all these steps. After flashing the recovery, you must reboot into recovery to ensure that TWRP permanently installs. If the `fastboot reboot recovery` command does not work for you, hold down the power button to power off the device, then hardware boot into TWRP by holding down both volume buttons + power button to boot into TWRP. If you do not perform this step, the device will boot normally and TWRP will be erased. After booting into TWRP, wipe -> format data.
3. In TWRP, flash CAOS 11 GSI: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/official-aosp-r-mod-caos11.4265059/. You can try with other GSIs - it will probably work - but I've only tested this particular one, and can attest for the stability of CAOS 11 on this device. The image you'll want is named with -arm64-bgZ. If you use another GSI, make sure to use the A/B arm64 image. CAOS 11 has gapps included, so no need to flash here; if you use another GSI that does not have, you'll need to flash the appropriate gapps yourself. You can also opt for the non-gapps download if you don't want Google spying on you.
4. (Optional/No longer necessary) In TWRP, flash to disable dm-versity: https://zackptg5.com/android.php#disverfe.
5. (Optional - many GSIs come with root) In TWRP, flash standard Magisk.zip: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk. I didn't need to use Magisk-Phh.
6. Reboot system.
7. You may or may not get errors from Google Play saying that the device is not certified. Follow these steps:
- Sign into Google account on device via settings
- Download and install the Get ID app: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/makeinfo.com.getid/
- Open the app and Copy Google Service Framework Key
- Go to https://www.google.com/android/uncertified/
- Sign in and paste the copied value to it, register
- Reboot (this actually took me a few tries to get working, I believe the key is to make sure you're signed into your Google account)
- Google Play should be working
Feel free to ask any questions here.
I got this working with the PHH android 12 pre-release version. So far everything seems to be working. There are a couple things I have to sort out still like it passes safetynet but some apps still don't show up in the play store.
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I got this working with the PHH android 12 pre-release version. So far everything seems to be working. There are a couple things I have to sort out still like it passes safetynet but some apps still don't show up in the play store.
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Good to know that Android 12 works. What apps aren't showing up for you? Maybe they are simply incompatible with Android 12.
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Good to know that Android 12 works. What apps aren't showing up for you? Maybe they are simply incompatible with Android 12.
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Netflix is one, maybe Disney plus too. It could be that I just need to restart cause I haven't done that since I got safetynet passing. I was waiting for the bulk of the apps to restore first.
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Netflix is one, maybe Disney plus too. It could be that I just need to restart cause I haven't done that since I got safetynet passing. I was waiting for the bulk of the apps to restore first.
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I think this tablet has always had an issue with Netflix due to lack of DRM or something of that nature - I wasn't able to get Netflix on the stock version. Disney+ is probably the same issue.
If you have some free time, it would be great if you can outline your steps for getting safetynet to pass. I haven't bothered with it.
Nice thread. Here's some thoughts to help make this process simpler.
Following the numbering in the OP:
If you are using Windows, just make sure you have the latest OEM drivers from Mediatek (MTK).
after flashing TWRP and vbmeta, you can try fastboot reboot recovery to boot to twrp. I know the OP says it doesn't work, but it works on my TB-X606FA.
..and it's also a good idea to format data, especially if you're upgrading to a new OS level. This will delete everything on the data partition.
phhusson keeps a list of GSIs based on his work.
this step is now optional. TWRP (v3.6.0) has been patched to handle the A12 keymaster.
many GSIs come with root as standard. If yours does (or if you installed Magisk-Phh), then you can use the Magisk app as a root manager, but be aware that updating Magisk from inside the app might break the GSI.
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some of the latest GSIs have fixed this issue and the integrated gapps should just work.
Yahoo Mike said:
Nice thread. Here's some thoughts to help make this process simpler.
Following the numbering in the OP:
If you are using Windows, just make sure you have the latest OEM drivers from Mediatek (MTK).
after flashing TWRP and vbmeta, you can try fastboot reboot recovery to boot to twrp. I know the OP says it doesn't work, but it works on my TB-X606FA.
..and it's also a good idea to format data, especially if you're upgrading to a new OS level. This will delete everything on the data partition.
phhusson keeps a list of GSIs based on his work.
this step is now optional. TWRP (v3.6.0) has been patched to handle the A12 keymaster.
many GSIs come with root as standard. If yours does (or if you installed Magisk-Phh), then you can use the Magisk app as a root manager, but be aware that updating Magisk from inside the app might break the GSI.
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some of the latest GSIs have fixed this issue and the integrated gapps should just work.
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Thanks!
By the way, about point number 7, which roms are like this? I have tried: Phhusson Android 12 latest version, PE 12 latest version and Lineage OS by AndyYan, all with gapps but I get the error
emilio666 said:
Thanks!
By the way, about point number 7, which roms are like this? I have tried: Phhusson Android 12 latest version, PE 12 latest version and Lineage OS by AndyYan, all with gapps but I get the error
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NEVERMIND, it got solved by just waiting a couple of hours after using the Google website: https://www.google.com/android/uncertified/
Thanks a lot for this guide.
I just installed the latest Phh AOSP 12 GSI (system-squeak-arm64-ab-vndklite-gapps.img.xz) without problems by following your recommendations. I used the lastest twrp_X606FA_11. Flashing dm-verity or Magisk was not required for this GSI to work (it's already rooted). I did have to register my device to solve the "Google Uncertified" issue.
Yahoo Mike said:
Nice thread. Here's some thoughts to help make this process simpler.
Following the numbering in the OP:
If you are using Windows, just make sure you have the latest OEM drivers from Mediatek (MTK).
after flashing TWRP and vbmeta, you can try fastboot reboot recovery to boot to twrp. I know the OP says it doesn't work, but it works on my TB-X606FA.
..and it's also a good idea to format data, especially if you're upgrading to a new OS level. This will delete everything on the data partition.
phhusson keeps a list of GSIs based on his work.
this step is now optional. TWRP (v3.6.0) has been patched to handle the A12 keymaster.
many GSIs come with root as standard. If yours does (or if you installed Magisk-Phh), then you can use the Magisk app as a root manager, but be aware that updating Magisk from inside the app might break the GSI.
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some of the latest GSIs have fixed this issue and the integrated gapps should just work.
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Thanks for the clarifying info, updated the OP a bit. And thanks for providing us with a TWRP to make this possible. Otherwise this awesome tablet would be stuck on Android 10 forever.
vladilog said:
Thanks a lot for this guide.
I just installed the latest Phh AOSP 12 GSI (system-squeak-arm64-ab-vndklite-gapps.img.xz) without problems by following your recommendations. I used the lastest twrp_X606FA_11. Flashing dm-verity or Magisk was not required for this GSI to work (it's already rooted). I did have to register my device to solve the "Google Uncertified" issue.
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Happy to help, glad it worked for you. I tried installing some other GSIs with and without flashing Magisk - LineageOS 12 boots but is very buggy, after reboot I was unable to get past the lockscreen. PixelExperience 11 and 12 cause a bootloop. If anyone has had success with PixelExperience I would love to get your input.
Yahoo Mike said:
Nice thread. Here's some thoughts to help make this process simpler.
Following the numbering in the OP:
If you are using Windows, just make sure you have the latest OEM drivers from Mediatek (MTK).
after flashing TWRP and vbmeta, you can try fastboot reboot recovery to boot to twrp. I know the OP says it doesn't work, but it works on my TB-X606FA.
..and it's also a good idea to format data, especially if you're upgrading to a new OS level. This will delete everything on the data partition.
phhusson keeps a list of GSIs based on his work.
this step is now optional. TWRP (v3.6.0) has been patched to handle the A12 keymaster.
many GSIs come with root as standard. If yours does (or if you installed Magisk-Phh), then you can use the Magisk app as a root manager, but be aware that updating Magisk from inside the app might break the GSI.
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some of the latest GSIs have fixed this issue and the integrated gapps should just work.
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So i can flash the official google GSI using these steps?
Branch Grid
ci.android.com
I don't need root and want to be stock as possible.
jebise101 said:
So i can flash the official google GSI using these steps?
Branch Grid
ci.android.com
I don't need root and want to be stock as possible.
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Give it a try and let us know. I think some GSIs are more stable than others. I've had trouble with LOS and PE on this device.
shnioob said:
Give it a try and let us know. I think some GSIs are more stable than others. I've had trouble with LOS and PE on this device.
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How do you go back to stock in case this does not work?
Is there a factory image?
jebise101 said:
How do you go back to stock in case this does not work?
Is there a factory image?
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you can download the stock ROM from LMSA
I also have Lenovo tab m10 fhd plus but it is tb-x606v. Can I flash x606f rom on this device and flash twrp after.i don't want my device to be bricked.
vladilog said:
Thanks a lot for this guide.
I just installed the latest Phh AOSP 12 GSI (system-squeak-arm64-ab-vndklite-gapps.img.xz) without problems by following your recommendations. I used the lastest twrp_X606FA_11. Flashing dm-verity or Magisk was not required for this GSI to work (it's already rooted). I did have to register my device to solve the "Google Uncertified" issue.
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Hi, I'm trying to follow what you did, but I'm having issues with the Gapps, do you have some pointers to solve it? Thank you in advance
Hello everybody!
I finally installed CAOS 11 and it's working like a charm. Gapps are definitely working as excpected and system seems to be stable as possible.
I have two question to those that installed it to :
Is anyone kow why some widgets on X606F are not clickable, an do not actualize till reboot?
Am I the only one that lost double tap to wake on CAOS?
Thank you all
I tried AOSP V412 12L too, we lost fingerprint sensor and face unlock, widevine DRM. There is some troubles on wifi, beside of this it is pleasant. Of course this not as smooth as android 10. I do not recommend it for daily basis.
I have tb-X606X. I’ve tried AOSP 11 and AOSP 12, Pixel Exp 11 and 12, LineageOS 11 and 12, but finally I stay with CAOS11, which is from all I tried, the most stable, smooth and bug free.
Btw, I do not have any issue with widgets on CAOS.
And yes, the double tap to wake is lost. I think it is not because of CAOS, it is because of Android 11 and above.
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I have tb-X606X. I’ve tried AOSP 11 and AOSP 12, Pixel Exp 11 and 12, LineageOS 11 and 12, but finally I stay with CAOS11, which is from all I tried, the most stable, smooth and bug free.
Btw, I do not have any issue with widgets on CAOS.
And yes, the double tap to wake is lost. I think it is not because of CAOS, it is because of Android 11 and above.
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Thanks for the feedback. What about Widevine L1 and SafetyNet test with CAOS11? Are you able to play content at 1080p resolution with the Netflix App?