Asteroid OS Alpha 1.0
Freedom & Privacy
We believe that when it comes to wearable devices, users should have full control over their machines and data. AsteroidOS has been created from the ground-up with modularity and freedom in mind. For this reason, it is a free and open-source project.
Proven building blocks
AsteroidOS is built upon a rock-solid base system. Qt 5.6 and QML are used for fast and easy app development. OpenEmbedded provides a full GNU/Linux distribution and libhybris allows easy porting to most Android and Android Wear watches.
Community-friendly
Since its creation in 2015, AsteroidOS has been led by Florent Revest, but is open towards external contribution and collaboration. The project is still in active development and if you want to help, make sure to check the Get Involved page.
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This is only for SPARROW, the larger ZenWatch 2.
The way AsteroidOS is implemented it is not meant to be flash to any partitions. It boots an isolated root file system from the sdcard partition using a custom fastboot image.
This is very powerful because it allows a person to switch between AsteroidOS and Android Wear with relative ease.
Status: The Asus Zenwatch 2 hasn’t been supported by AsteroidOS for very long and there is currently a bug with the touchscreen but overall it is good enough to test Asteroid.
The Bluetooth synchronization app for Android is named AsteroidOSSync and is available. Be careful that dory is the only port with Bluetooth capabilities and this app will be of no use with other watches yet.
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Known Issues:
Touch Screen disabled after resuming from "sleep"
Bluetooth - needs to be implemented.
To Do:
How to get logs
Pictures
AsteroidOS documentation [url]https://asteroidos.org/wiki/documentation/[/URL]
Source:
meta-asteroid: [url]https://github.com/AsteroidOS/meta-asteroid[/URL]
meta-sparrow-hybris: [url]https://github.com/AsteroidOS/meta-sparrow-hybris[/URL]
AsteroidOSSync: [url]https://github.com/AsteroidOS/AsteroidOSSync[/URL]
My test repo: [url]https://gitlab.com/lrs/asteroidos-sparrow[/URL]
Build Changelog:
December 1, 2016:
/dev/.coldboot is created by systemd
btsync fixes
libaccounts fixes
mtp fixes
and much more
September 18, 2016:
Move msm-fb-refresher to meta-asteroid
machine.conf: Remove some MACHINE_FEATURES for more lightweight images
bcrm-patchram-plus: be less verbose
Make layers Machine specific to prevent conflicts with other meta-*-hybris
lipstick, sensorfs: move hybris dependencies to meta-*-hybris layers
lipstick, sensorfs: fix typo
Simplify patchram script
September 11, 2016:
sparrow.conf: provide proper SERIAL_CONSOLE for systemd
misc. meta-astroid patches
August 13, 2016:
sparrow.conf remove some useless config values
linux-sparrow: pack with mkboot
July 28, 2016: Initial Official Bring up
Sparrow Kernel Bring Up
Initialize Sparrow lollipop system
Configure Initd scripts to support Sparrow
Configure Sparrow device flags
Testing Changelogs:
September 10, 2016:
Provide proper serial console to prevent systemd timeouts
Old logs:
Nothing yet
Requirements:
Linux/OSX (Windows if drivers are available)
Unlocked Bootloader
ADB and Fastboot in path - recommended not required
Developer mode
ADB enabled
Not Needed:
DOES NOT NEED TWRP
A backup, though it is recommened
Before Installing (only if the bootloader is locked):
Install the Android developer tools: adb and fastboot, on your computer.
Enable ADB in the Android Wear settings under Developer options/Android Debugging. (Developer options appear after tapping the Build number in the About page several times)
Enter the following commands in a terminal:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
Temporrary Install (Assumes your using Linux):
Go to the AsteroidOS website - link is below
Select Asus ZenWatch 2 (sparrow)
Download the official rootfs and zImage files
Download the AsteroidOSSync app from the bottom of the website
Install on your phone - Useless until bluetooth is implemented
Push the rootfs to the sdcard
adb push -p /home/user/Downloads/asteroid-image-sparrow.ext4 /sdcard/linux/asteroidos.ext4
Reboot to bootloader
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot the zImage
fastboot boot /home/user/Downloads/zImage-dtb-sparrow.fastboot
Download:
AsteroidOS Official Downloads
Archives/Mirrors:
To be updated
Old How To "Install":
Extract asteroidos-*-sparrow.tar.xz
cd to extracted files
adb push -p asteroid-image-sparrow.ext2 /sdcard/linux/rootfs.ext2
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot zImage-dtb-sparrow.fastboot
enjoy
Getting logs:
While there is no straight forward way to determine which log is needed because there are so many pieces that break regularly. Some common areas are debuging the launcher, and hw issues. I do not remember all the logging commands or what does what, so if you are obtaining logs you will need to run all the commands and capture the outputs.
adb access to Asteroid OS (windows, linux, mac)
adb shell
add strace - if needed
journalctl -u mce --no-pager (requires disabling 1000 user first) - used to debug launcher and other packages.
EGL_PLATFORM=hwcomposer strace lipstick --platform hwcomposer
EGL_PLATFORM=hwcomposer lipstick --platform hwcomposer
more to come
Q: Why doesn't x, y, z, feature work?
A: Probably, because it hasn't been implemented yet.
Q: I have x, y, z, issue.
A: Logs Please
Q: Can I use a custom kernel?
A: Only if you are willing to put forth the effort replace the kernel source in the build process yourself and make your own builds.
Q: I flashed *insert file here* and now it won't boot.
A: Sounds like a personal problem, since you didn't read the instructions properly. Seriously, you will probably need to restore some sort of backup.
Q: Will you port AsteroidOS to my watch?
A: No, but I can, somewhat, help you port it yourself. #asteroid on freenode or [url]https://asteroidos.org/irc-channel/[/URL] is a good place to get help.
Lrs121 said:
Q: Why do I need linux?
A: Because I don't know of any working Windows/OSX(macOS) fastboot drivers.
Q: Why doesn't x, y, z, feature work?
A: Probably, because it hasn't been implemented yet.
Q: Can I use a custom kernel?
A: Only if you are willing to put forth the effort replace the kernel source in the build process yourself and make your own builds.
Q: I flashed *insert file here* and now it won't boot.
A: Sounds like a personal problem, since you didn't read the instructions properly. Seriously, you will probably need to restore some sort of backup.
Q: Will you port AsteroidOS to my watch?
A: No, but I can, somewhat, help you port it yourself. #asteroid on freenode or https://asteroidos.org/irc-channel/ is a good place to get help.
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after the bootanimation, the display is turning black and it seems to have a bootloop
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Lrs121 said:
Requirements:
Linux
p7zip
Unlocked Bootloader
ADB and Fastboot in path - recommended not required
Developer mode
ADB enabled
Not Needed:
DOES NOT NEED TWRP
A backup, though it is recommened
How To "Install":
Extract asteroidos-*-sparrow.7z
cd to extracted files
adb push -p asteroid-image-sparrow.ext2 /sdcard/linux/rootfs.ext2
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot zImage-dtb-sparrow.fastboot
enjoy
Download:
Google Drive Folder
Mirrors:
To come?
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24694152805485105
Mirror for your file
matze19999 said:
after the bootanimation, the display is turning black and it seems to have a bootloop
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24694152805485105
Mirror for your file
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Thanks for the mirror.
Have you tried pressing the power button after the boot animation. I can't remember if it defaults to the sleep state after boot. There is no "ambient" mode, the screen is either on or off.
It is also possible that, because it is a dev preview, this particular build is broken and may be so for a while.
Lrs121 said:
Thanks for the mirror.
Have you tried pressing the power button after the boot animation. I can't remember if it defaults to the sleep state after boot. There is no "ambient" mode, the screen is either on or off.
It is also possible that, because it is a dev preview, this particular build is broken and may be so for a while.
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Will try it, thanks
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matze19999 said:
Will try it, thanks
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no, doesnt work. I can access the watch via adb shell, but display is black all time..
matze19999 said:
Will try it, thanks
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no, doesnt work. I can access the watch via adb shell, but display is black all time..
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Ah that's useful. If adb can be access then that means is not the boot image nor is it boot looping. Which narrows it down to the root file system and probably just an unstable build.
I thought you are the developer of this build?
matze19999 said:
I thought you are the developer of this build?
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I maintain the device tree, beyond that I'm clueless. So if there happens to be bad code or something related to the system I'm clueless. That or I had a bad download during the build process. Anything could be the issue.
If I can remember the some of the logging commands I can have people get me logs from their watches and I can get help decoding what the issue is from Florent Revest or someone on IRC.
Lrs121 said:
I maintain the device tree, beyond that I'm clueless. So if there happens to be bad code or something related to the system I'm clueless. That or I had a bad download during the build process. Anything could be the issue.
If I can remember the some of the logging commands I can have people get me logs from their watches and I can get help decoding what the issue is from Florent Revest or someone on IRC.
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If you tell me how I can take a log file, I would send it to you...
Update:
There is now a directory for test changes. Use this if you are brave, though in general it should be safe.
It can be found under the Google Drive link. Please read the README file. It will include important information related to the test builds
Edit:
the sync app has been uploaded. it is not signed so any future updates will probably require uninstalling the old app and installing the new
I get parsing Error while installing the apk file.
Android 6.0
Snapdragon 820 64Bit
http://hastebin.com/onuyifedet.md
Code:
sh-4.3# lipstick --platform hwcomposer
EGLFS: Screen Info
- Physical size: QSizeF(29, 29)
- Screen size: QSize(320, 320)
- Screen depth: 32
Segmentation fault
matze19999 said:
http://hastebin.com/onuyifedet.md
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Make sure you have the EGL_COMPOSER=hwcomposer pre-appended or else it will segfault. I forgot strace had to be built and added to /bin. Also I believe the journalctl command is used to debug the launcher
matze19999 said:
I get parsing Error while installing the apk file.
Android 6.0
Snapdragon 820 64Bit
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I'll look into the app issue
Lrs121 said:
Q: Why do I need linux?
A: Because I don't know of any working Windows/OSX(macOS) fastboot drivers.
Q: Why doesn't x, y, z, feature work?
A: Probably, because it hasn't been implemented yet.
Q: I have x, y, z, issue.
A: Logs Please
Q: Can I use a custom kernel?
A: Only if you are willing to put forth the effort replace the kernel source in the build process yourself and make your own builds.
Q: I flashed *insert file here* and now it won't boot.
A: Sounds like a personal problem, since you didn't read the instructions properly. Seriously, you will probably need to restore some sort of backup.
Q: Will you port AsteroidOS to my watch?
A: No, but I can, somewhat, help you port it yourself. #asteroid on freenode or https://asteroidos.org/irc-channel/ is a good place to get help.
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fastboot and adb is working flawlessly on Mac OSX 10.11.6
Update:
Major updates to meta-asteroid (core of the os) - should probably fix launcher issues
Minor update to sparrow device tree
Will be up soon
Major update:
meta-asteroid has had many changes and some rewrites
sparrow device tree has been updated to support changes to meta-asteroid
rootfs is smaller after removing some optional features
bootloader
I was wondering if after executing these two adb commands
will the bootloader remain unlocked even after reboot and
a power down? (my phone has the MM 6.01 updated)
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
Thanks, have a great day everyone!
Misterjunky said:
I was wondering if after executing these two adb commands
will the bootloader remain unlocked even after reboot and
a power down? (my phone has the MM 6.01 updated)
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
Thanks, have a great day everyone!
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Adb reboot bootloader just reboots the watch into fastboot mode.
Fastboot OEM unlock is what unlocks the watch, this is "permanent" as in it will stay that way until you run the command fastboot oem lock
Related
Drawing from the impressive work of CrashXXL in rooting our phones, jahrule in simplifying the process, and Sabissimo in developing a tutorial to bake in apps for those of us with locked bootloaders and write protected systems, I have with great effort arrived at this glorious day. I present to thee: Suicide Flash.
What is Suicide Flash? It is a collection of Bash scripts and other files which streamline and automate the process of using the Qualcomm emergency download mode (Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader) to write to the system partition on Moto phones using MSM8960 processors. It applies the method used to root these devices (see here, for example) to the task of arbitrary system modification. In other words: Suicide Flash makes it easy(ish) to modify system files for those of us who can't use traditional methods.
Code:
DISCLAIMER: This is obviously a dangerous tool. I mean, it
flashes your phone by bricking it first. Be smart. I shan't be held
responsible if your phone melts, explodes, loses all of its data,
or cheats on you with a hula dancer.
Who Can Use It?
Suicide Flash is for sure compatible with most Moto X variants. The testing has been done primarily with an XT1049, the Republic Wireless model, but has also included the XT1060 (Verizon) and should work on most/all of them. However, in theory any phone, or at least any Moto phone, using the MSM8960 chip could be compatible, such as the Droid Turbo. So to simplify:
XT1049 (Moto X Republic Wireless): Tested and working
XT1060 (Moto X Verizon): Tested and working
XT1058 (Moto X AT&T): Untested, highly likely to work
XT10XX (Any other Moto X): Untested, likely to work
Others: Untested, may work as long as they use MSM8960
How Do I Use It?
Suicide Flash (SF) consists of three main scripts: a flashing script, a package creation script, and a pushing script. Details:
suicideflash.sh: Flashes SF packages to the phone in bricked (QDLoader) mode
pkgmaker.sh: For developers. Creates SF packages from system images.
suicidepush.sh: Uses the SF system to "push" system files in an ADB-like way
To use these scripts, simply extract them to a place of your convenience. All scripts must be run from the root Suicide Flash folder. Do not run any of them from within the "scripts" folder. Also, while it may not strictly be necessary, it is best (if you are developer) to include any relevant system images in the root Suicide Flash folder, as well.
As an end user, you can download SF packages created by developers and flash them using the main Suicide Flash script. As a developer, you can pull system images and use them to create SF packages with the pkgmaker.sh script. Anyone can feel free to use the Suicide Push script to push files to their device. For more information, here are the help pages for each.
Suicide Flash:
Code:
Usage: suicideflash.sh PACKAGE
Flashes PACKAGE to the system parition of a Moto phone using Qualcomm
emergency download mode.
Options:
-h, --help displays this help message
-s, --skip skips all prompts and runs without user interaction
Created by the Nicene Nerd, whose blog at <http://www.thenicenenerd.com/> has
absolutely nothing to do with Android
Package Maker:
Code:
Usage: pkgmaker.sh [OPTION]... ORIGINALSYSTEM TARGETDEVICE REQUIREMENTS
SYSTEMOFFSET OUTPUTFILE
Creates a Suicide Flash package for writing to Moto phones via the emergency
Qualcomm download mode.
Arguments:
ORIGINALSYSTEM provides the original system image to be modded
TARGETDEVICE specifies the model of phone for the package to flash
REQUIREMENTS notes any important requirements for the phone state
prior to flashing
examples: "Stock", "Rooted", or "Rooted+Xposed"
SYSTEMOFFSET the address of the system partition on the target device
should be in hex format (i.e. 0x6420000 or 6420000)
can use value ADB to pull the offset over ABD
OUTPUTFILE the name of the Suicide Flash zip package to be created
Options:
-h, --help returns this help message
-m MODDEDSYSTEM specifies an existing modded system image
if not given, will mount original for modification
Created by the Nicene Nerd, whose blog at <http://www.thenicenenerd.com/> has
absolutely nothing to do with Android
Suicide Push:
Code:
Usage: suicidepush.sh LOCALFILE REMOTEFILE
Uses Suicide Flash to push LOCALFILE to a phone system at REMOTEFILE.
Created by the Nicene Nerd, whose blog at <http://www.thenicenenerd.com/> has
absolutely nothing to do with Android
What Do I Need to Use It?
A Linux installation
ADB
Fastboot
Rhino
Python
A package called python-serial
VirtualBox
ADB Insecure (if developing or using Suicide Push)
If you don't have some of these (except, obviously, the first one and the last one), you can run the included script install-tools.sh. It will automatically install anything you're missing.
Okay, Give Me Step-By-Step Instructions
For End Users:
Download the attached Suicide Flash zip
Extract the zip to a convenient folder and open a terminal window there
Go ahead and use sudo su
Run install-tools.sh
Download an SF package from a developer for your device
Flash the package with the command:
Code:
./suicideflash.sh DOWNLOADEDPACKAGE.zip
Profit!
For Developers:
Download the attached Suicide Flash zip
Extract the zip to a convenient folder and open a terminal window there
Go ahead and use sudo su
Run install-tools.sh
Pull a system image from your phone
Run pkgmaker.sh to create an SF package
Upload the package for the benefit of others
For Anyone, to Use Suicide Push
Download the attached Suicide Flash zip
Extract the zip to a convenient folder and open a terminal window there
Go ahead and use sudo su
Run install-tools.sh
Push files to your phone's system partition with this command:
Code:
./suicidepush.sh LOCAL_SOURCE /system/PUSH_DESTINATION
So, What Can I Do with It Right Now?
If you're a developer, you can get to work creating SF packages for your device. If you're just a plain ol' user, there's not much to be done until others chip in. I have uploaded one package as a sample and for the convenience of anyone looking to root their XT1049 and install Xposed. I will maintain a master list of uploaded packages as people make them.
XDA:DevDB Information
Suicide Flash for Moto, Tool/Utility for the Moto X
Contributors
Nicene Nerd, CrashXXL, Sabissimo
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2015-08-07
Last Updated 2015-08-07
Master Package List
XT1049: Republic Wireless Moto X
- root-xposed-xt1049-4.4.4.zip: Root and Xposed for XT1049. Requires stock 4.4.4 from SBF, not OTA.
- busybox-xt1049-rooted-xposed-4.4.4.zip: BusyBox for XT1049. Requires 4.4.4 rooted w/ Xposed.
XT1058: AT&T Moto X
- root-xt1058-4.4.4.zip: Root for XT1058 KitKat. Requires stock 4.4.4 from SBF, not OTA.
- xposed-xt1058-rooted-4.4.4.zip: Xposed for XT1058 KitKat. Requires rooted 4.4.4.
- root-xt1058-5.1.zip: Root for XT1058 Lollipop. Requires stock 5.1 from SBF, not OTA.
XT1060: Verizon Wireless Moto X
- root-xt1060-4.4.4.zip: Root for XT1060. Requires stock 4.4.4 from SBF, not OTA.
- xposed-xt1060-rooted-4.4.4.zip: Xposed for XT1060. Required rooted 4.4.4.
Changelogs:
08/07/2015 - v0.2
- suicideflash.sh: Increased wait period before giving error on not finding phone in emergency mode
- mountimg.sh: Fixed issue which would cause errors preventing images from mounting
- pkgmaker.sh: Added option to pull system image over ADB, improved error handling
Developer pkgmaker.sh Tutorial: Creating an Xposed Framework Package
Say you want to make a package that installs the Xposed framework, since that requires writing to /system. Here's how you would do it with Suicide Flash (assuming you have already rooted the phone):
Open a terminal window to your Suicide Flash root folder. Then sudo su.
Pull a system image. One way to do that:
Code:
adb root
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /sdcard/originalsystem.img bs=1024
adb pull /sdcard/originalsystem.img
Run the pkgmaker script like this, assuming you're using a rooted XT1049 on 4.4.4, but you don't know the offset of the system partition, so you want to pull it via ADB. The script will be placed in output/xposed-flash-package.zip.
Code:
./pkgmaker.sh originalsystem.img XT1049 "Stock 4.4.4" ADB xposed-flash-package.zip
The script will pause when originalsystem.img is mounted for writing. As root, copy the Xposed app_process file (which you can extract from the APK if you need it) to "mnt-originalsystem.img/bin/app_process". Then press enter.
The script will continue executing, hopefully without errors.
Voila! Your package xposed-flash-package.zip is ready to upload and/or flash.
Finally!
The XT1049 has stumped me for a long time, but finally someone found a way!
Just a thought as I'm going into this, there's no mention of drivers for linux. Obviously this isn't to "user" level yet, and I wouldn't put myself too much beyond that, but it's a nice thing to include. I'll be trying it later, but are the drivers for USB/ADB the same as the emergency mode drivers? I'm kind of nervous to try because of the soft brick, and there doesn't appear to be any mention of how the flashed file that bricks it is put back. I'm assuming I can pull the original image before I flash the new one, but I'm not sure yet.
Also, if you have it tested and everything with Republic, I would appreciate a torrent or hosted file somewhere. If there isn't one before I finish, I'll post it.
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Cindex said:
The XT1049 has stumped me for a long time, but finally someone found a way!
Just a thought as I'm going into this, there's no mention of drivers for linux. Obviously this isn't to "user" level yet, and I wouldn't put myself too much beyond that, but it's a nice thing to include. I'll be trying it later, but are the drivers for USB/ADB the same as the emergency mode drivers? I'm kind of nervous to try because of the soft brick, and there doesn't appear to be any mention of how the flashed file that bricks it is put back. I'm assuming I can pull the original image before I flash the new one, but I'm not sure yet.
Also, if you have it tested and everything with Republic, I would appreciate a torrent or hosted file somewhere. If there isn't one before I finish, I'll post it.
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Sorry for the double post but I can't edit yet, just realized that the zip file there is all that's needed for Republic. I was going to post the ADB/USB driver setup link for linux, but I'm not allowed yet.
Cindex said:
The XT1049 has stumped me for a long time, but finally someone found a way!
Just a thought as I'm going into this, there's no mention of drivers for linux. Obviously this isn't to "user" level yet, and I wouldn't put myself too much beyond that, but it's a nice thing to include. I'll be trying it later, but are the drivers for USB/ADB the same as the emergency mode drivers? I'm kind of nervous to try because of the soft brick, and there doesn't appear to be any mention of how the flashed file that bricks it is put back. I'm assuming I can pull the original image before I flash the new one, but I'm not sure yet.
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You shouldn't need to do anything special for Linux drivers. It works straightforwardly as long as you have fastboot and ADB. The flashed file that creates the softbrick is included by the package maker script in every Suicide Flash package, so it is easy to unbrick. In fact, I can upload another package just for unbricking if you'd like.
Added a BusyBox package for XT1049, and added root and Xposed packages for XT1060.
Edit: also added root packages for XT1058 on both KitKat and Lollipop, plus Xposed for XT1058 KitKat.
Nicene Nerd said:
You shouldn't need to do anything special for Linux drivers. It works straightforwardly as long as you have fastboot and ADB. The flashed file that creates the softbrick is included by the package maker script in every Suicide Flash package, so it is easy to unbrick. In fact, I can upload another package just for unbricking if you'd like.
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That's good to know, I looked around and couldn't find anything on the driver for the Qualcomm Emergency Download mode. I suppose not needing one would be why. Actually some kind of emergency package to unbrick might be good. Now that I see the script in there I don't have a problem, but someone might like it.
So now I'm wondering if I actually have to do a factory reset again, or if I can just flash the SBF file itself and not have to wipe. I'm not sure how big of a difference there is, because I did the factory restore recently and the OTA update was like 6MB or something. I wouldn't think there's be an issue flashing it rather than factory restore. Any ideas?
Also, if anyone knows a good way to do this with Virtualbox it would be a nice addition. I'm personally not going to bother since I already have a bootable Ubuntu USB, but it seems that most people would rather set up a VM with a small linux distro. If it had the tools baked in, it would make it an easy process.
Cindex said:
That's good to know, I looked around and couldn't find anything on the driver for the Qualcomm Emergency Download mode. I suppose not needing one would be why. Actually some kind of emergency package to unbrick might be good. Now that I see the script in there I don't have a problem, but someone might like it.
So now I'm wondering if I actually have to do a factory reset again, or if I can just flash the SBF file itself and not have to wipe. I'm not sure how big of a difference there is, because I did the factory restore recently and the OTA update was like 6MB or something. I wouldn't think there's be an issue flashing it rather than factory restore. Any ideas?
Also, if anyone knows a good way to do this with Virtualbox it would be a nice addition. I'm personally not going to bother since I already have a bootable Ubuntu USB, but it seems that most people would rather set up a VM with a small linux distro. If it had the tools baked in, it would make it an easy process.
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Technically, the only reason for the SBF is because when you install OTA updates, files may end up in slightly different positions depending on the circumstances. For this to work, you must start with an identical system partition to the one used for making the package. So all you need to really do is extract the system.img and flash it, if you wish. No data loss necessary.
Also, I'll look into a minimal VM. I thought about actually trying to make a Windows version of Suicide Flash. I'm not sure which I'll end up with.
So I tried this on my Ubuntu 12.04.5 last night, and it didn't recognize the device in fastboot. I'm going to try on Ubuntu 15.04 soon here. Another question for you though, which sdk do I use for XPosed? I don't seem to be able to figure it out searching all over. I would think 16, but maybe it's for Lollipop?
I think I'm going to get some of these with the OTA, it'll make it easier for the average Republic user once it's gotten going.
Cindex said:
So I tried this on my Ubuntu 12.04.5 last night, and it didn't recognize the device in fastboot. I'm going to try on Ubuntu 15.04 soon here. Another question for you though, which sdk do I use for XPosed? I don't seem to be able to figure it out searching all over. I would think 16, but maybe it's for Lollipop?
I think I'm going to get some of these with the OTA, it'll make it easier for the average Republic user once it's gotten going.
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I can't answer your Xposed Lollipop question. I was wondering the same thing, but I ended up simply pulling the file from an existing Xposed installation. I suppose you could do the same and then diff the files to find out which is correct.
As for the OTA, that's not possible. Every time an OTA is installed, the files can end up in different places on the flash memory, and this utility requires knowing the exact locations for making changes. You'd have to make separate packages for every phone. Otherwise you'll end up with bootloops.
Has anyone tried using Suicide Push? It's slow, but I thought it would be the more celebrated part of this since it lets you do basically the same as an ADB push to the system partition. You could even install Xposed that way:
Code:
./suicidepush.sh local_app_process_file /system/bin/app_process
Nicene Nerd said:
Has anyone tried using Suicide Push? It's slow, but I thought it would be the more celebrated part of this since it lets you do basically the same as an ADB push to the system partition. You could even install Xposed that way:
Code:
./suicidepush.sh local_app_process_file /system/bin/app_process
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I'm still working on getting it to root. I was going to a few days ago, but my flash drive burned out. I'm going to try Ubuntu 14.04.3.
What linux distro did you use?
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Sorry to double post again, but I can't edit yet and have a few more things. I can't seem to be able to find a RW SBF file. I'm thinking restore from factory sounds like a good solution, but I don't know if that's the same thing.
How can I pull a system image if I'm not root? Without an SBF file, I need to package it for myself. Without root, I can't pull the system.img. I'm sure others on networks not covered yet would like to know also. Where did you get your system.img?
Also, if we can get this deep, and you can modify the bootloader, couldn't you just flash the old bootloader image and then the rest of the ROM? Then we could unlock the bootloader using older methods. We might have to flash block by block, but it should work?
Cindex said:
I'm still working on getting it to root. I was going to a few days ago, but my flash drive burned out. I'm going to try Ubuntu 14.04.3.
What linux distro did you use?
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Sorry to double post again, but I can't edit yet and have a few more things. I can't seem to be able to find a RW SBF file. I'm thinking restore from factory sounds like a good solution, but I don't know if that's the same thing.
How can I pull a system image if I'm not root? Without an SBF file, I need to package it for myself. Without root, I can't pull the system.img. I'm sure others on networks not covered yet would like to know also. Where did you get your system.img?
Also, if we can get this deep, and you can modify the bootloader, couldn't you just flash the old bootloader image and then the rest of the ROM? Then we could unlock the bootloader using older methods. We might have to flash block by block, but it should work?
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I used Ubuntu 14.04.
The RW 4.4.4 SBF can be found here or here. It does not appear possible to pull a system image without root. But even without permanent root, KingRoot can get you temp root long enough to pull a system image.
As for the bootloader, there's certainly a chance that this could be done. It's just so risky that I won't try it myself. If there was a single variable missed, it could easily mean hard-brick. But in theory, as far as I understand, it might work. The biggest obstacle might be partition changes. If you got the bootloader to get into fastboot mode, though, you could presumably fix that with an old SBF.
Flashing the olderer bootloader will not work (I have tried and confirmed it does not work). It is because the efuses verify the bootloader.
Wow! That's hell of a tool you've created here Awesome job! I haven't tried it myself yet, but, judging by source code, it should get the work done. More of a developer tool, ofc, but it's more then impressive Maaan, I wish there was a normal way to work with ext4 partitions to make it available on Windows))
Since you've made "push" version of it (and that's the most interesting part, longest though), the next step in future development should be doing the same with TWRP flashable zips. Some of them just put apk-s in system folder, some of them have shell scripts inside, I've yet to figure out the pattern But that would be awesome next step to this awesome project
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Wow! That's hell of a tool you've created here Awesome job! I haven't tried it myself yet, but, judging by source code, it should get the work done. More of a developer tool, ofc, but it's more then impressive Maaan, I wish there was a normal way to work with ext4 partitions to make it available on Windows))
Since you've made "push" version of it (and that's the most interesting part, longest though), the next step in future development should be doing the same with TWRP flashable zips. Some of them just put apk-s in system folder, some of them have shell scripts inside, I've yet to figure out the pattern But that would be awesome next step to this awesome project
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I've actually started work on a Windows version, but it's on back burner because school just started. Here's a hint, though: with OSFMount and Ext2Fsd, you can mount Moto system images (pulled from the phone, not SBF ones) as hard drives or removable disks. Suicide Flash for Windows will rely on them.
So what are the chances I could use this to pull a system.img, and actually go in and delete some apps out of my XT1058? I had some success but it pulled the image as a mbn and I'm hesitant to try flashing it.
lpjunior999 said:
So what are the chances I could use this to pull a system.img, and actually go in and delete some apps out of my XT1058? I had some success but it pulled the image as a mbn and I'm hesitant to try flashing it.
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Here's what you'll want to do:
Create the system image on the phone with
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system of=/sdcard/oldsystem.img bs=1024
ADB pull or MTP copy the image to your PC.
Run pkgmaker.sh like so:
Code:
./pkgmaker.sh oldsystem.img XT1058 "My System" 4B000000 modded-system.zip
When prompted, you can delete apps as root from the mounted system image under mnt-oldsystem.img/app or mnt-oldsystem.img/priv-app
Continue and finish the script.
Flash with
Code:
./suicideflash.sh -s output/modded-system.zip
- Simple and safe installer;
- Installs stock and offers to install Customization Package (optional);
- Can be used to flash other ROMs that use "flash_rom.sh";
- Can be used to fix bricked devices with unlocked bootloader.
DISCLAIMER: You are using the provided files by your own risk, although I have tested the installation I am not responsible for any damage or data lost if you decide to use them.
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Compatible with macOS/Linux (tested on High Sierra and Ubuntu 16.04) or Windows. Requires unlocked bootloader!
The script will check for requirements, and will only continue if everything is fine. If you are on Windows, make sure the drivers are working correctly before starting: open Device Manager and put watch in fastboot mode then check if it is detected correctly, or you can use the provided "checkdrivers_win.cmd" to do this and check if watch's bootloader is unlocked. If you get any errors then probably drivers aren't installed properly, and you should fix this before starting.
PS: If you are on Windows, make sure fastboot driver is working properly using the directions above. If the driver seems to be installed correctly (no question mark on the device) then try disabling or uninstalling your antivirus temporary. Avast is known to cause problems with USB drivers.
Current version installs firmware 2.6.2.0 (WOS2 = Watch OS 2.0) on Pace, and can be used to fix a bricked watch, simply put it in fastboot mode manually *before* starting the script. Make sure you try to do this with a Pace watch or provide the correct ROM in the "rom" folder, otherwise it will brick your device.
PS: During the ROM installation, when watch is in Recovery Mode, it will display a triangle with an exclamation mark and the text "no command", it's expected! Simply follow the instructions provided by the script.
- How to run on Linux
Go to the folder with the uncompressed files in terminal and run "sudo bash amazeflash.command" (Linux requires root access to fastboot), then follow instructions.
- How to run on macOS
Go to the folder with the uncompressed files in Terminal and run "bash amazeflash.command", or simply double-click "amazeflash.command" then follow instructions. PS: Decompress the 7z file with Keka or TheUnarchiver to preserve file permissions.
- How to run on Windows
Go to the folder with the uncompressed files in command prompt and run "amazeflash_win.cmd" or simply double-click "amazeflash_win.cmd" (you may not see the file extension in some cases), then follow instructions.
Use the same procedure if you want to run the custom package installation script after you successfully flashed the ROM, it will prompt to install modded files or revert to stock versions. Be aware the reverting to stock version may not work if you want to apply OTA to update later, it's recommended that you flash stock version again and don't apply the Customization Package.
For more info, please refer to the included "readme.txt" file.
Some remarks:
- Customization Package includes WearSettings, NewWearSport and HuamiWatchFaces with improved support and voice prompts in English.
- If watch is *not* on firmware 2.x yet (it means *any* 1.x firmware) then probably you want to do a factory reset first and then use the installer (it works even if watch shows QR code).
- If watch already have firmware 2.x, then no need to factory reset first a priori...
- On stock ROM in English, the "About" section in Settings causes it to crash, it works in Chinese and if the Customization Package is installed.
- After a Factory Reset, language will revert to Chinese, you can set it back to English with these adb commands (you can use copy and paste, a Windows batch script is provided too):
Code:
adb wait-for-device
adb shell setprop persist.sys.language en
adb shell setprop persist.sys.country US
adb reboot
You can buy me a coffee or cheesecake (please, no beers ), Paypal address for donations: lfomartins[at]aim.com
Or most common cryptocoins here: https://freewallet.org/id/87331be5
PS: there is no fee free option to transfer money to my country, you must use "pay for goods and services". But don't worry, you will only be charged for the amount you send. Thanks!
This was only possible because of the modded recovery image provided by @Neuer_User:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/tutorial-unbrick-huami-amazfit-t3547300
In the above post you can find details on how to put Pace or Stratos manually in fastboot mode. It's tricky and very hard to do, but it works.
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Latest Version v1.2 - firmware 2.6.2.0
- Installer will NOT run anymore if root is detected (this can happen if watch has other custom ROMs) and only install via fastboot/recovery (safer).
- amazefls.log now won't be erased every time you run the installer script, but store all flash history for debugging.
Download link:
https://mega.nz/#!9OJ0mIqA!QgnX9f675VbZI9ECx__ScnHtgHTAdRa1fldWtZdVR9U
SHA1SUM: E941FD472C626872707C06065177DC728BA64FB6
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Old versions
v1.1 - * Link removed, please use v1.2 *
SHA1SUM: 0CB3FB554A397B53C1E739586E98C2FF8C1FCE0C
- Updated to firmware 2.6.2.0
- Updated support for EN
Firmware Changelog (translated using Google Translator)
- Added World Cup event reminder function, need to upgrade to the latest mobile phone App, and set a reminder in the live World Cup page
- Added virtual rabbit mode to support running, indoor running, outdoor riding, cross-country running, open in Sports Settings > Motion Control
- Added Heart Rate Interval to Reserve Heart Rate Mode, App> My> My Info> Heart Rate Interval Settings
- Added data items such as sectioning speed and section speed to support running, trail running, walking, outdoor cycling and other sports
- Occurrence of abnormal heart rate output after optimising Bluetooth heartbeat disconnection
- Repair the lock screen second hand display of the third party dial
- Fixed several bugs
Thanks to @Saratoga79 for sharing the system dump! You rock, dude!
v1.01 - * Link removed, please use v1.2 *
SHA1SUM: 47D0777F599586A63D293E592B6770D7FE77982A
- Fixed AmazeCustom installer for both Win and Mac when run separately;
- Moved all scripts to main folder for easier access and simplified maintenance;
- Moved all Windows binaries to pgm folder to simplify future updates;
- Added Windows script to set language to EN (needed after a factory reset/unpair).
v1.0 - * Link removed, please use v1.2 *
SHA1SUM: 64205E4D683B388E8C087FCF49B20FE6FDEA8235
- Initial Release
Thanks to @ingraynieris and @chincheang for testing and @1immortal for support.
Manual Installation
Requirements
- Pace watch (A1602 or A1612);
- Unlocked booloader (unlockamazfit.com - read carefully the warning, doing this will void watch's warranty!);
- adb, fastboot and drivers installed correctly;
- 40% battery or more, read English and pay attention!
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DISCLAIMER: You are using the provided guide by your own risk, although I have tested the commands I am not responsible for any damage or data lost if you decide to use it.
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This is an installation guide, if you have never used adb or fastboot, then please don't try to do this. Commands should be typed in terminal/prompt/whatever you use to do adb commands.
In the end of this guide, you should have a watch with stock WOS2, so OTAs should work. Do not modify any system files if you want to apply future OTA updates, not even get root access, it may break stock updates.
Unpack the compressed 7zip file from the link at some place you have at least 1GB of free space and adb/fastboot access, then change to this directory to begin. Commands below are for Windows, macOS and Linux users should change the backslash ('\') to normal slash ('/'), hit ENTER/RETURN after each line (duh!).
If you are trying to fix a bricked devices, make sure it's in fastboot mode and that the computer detects the device, then start from step #3.
1. Connect the watch to computer using USB cable, then:
Code:
adb devices
2. If you see your device listed, type:
Code:
adb shell reboot bootloader
3. Check if device is recognized correctly (on Windows, open Device Manager and check if you see a device in fastboot mode or similar), then type:
Code:
fastboot getvar all
4. If you see "unlocked: yes", you can continue. Reboot into temporary root/Recovery:
Code:
fastboot boot Amazfit-mod-recovery.img
5. Watch should show a triangle with an exclamation mark, it's in Recovey mode and it's normal, do not panic! Then make sure you have root now:
Code:
adb root
6. Then push files to watch:
Code:
adb push rom\boot.img /data/media/0/
adb push rom\md5s.txt /data/media/0/
adb push rom\system.img /data/media/0/
adb push rom\flash_rom.sh /data/media/0/
If it fails, try:
Code:
adb push rom\boot.img /sdcard/
adb push rom\md5s.txt /sdcard/
adb push rom\system.img /sdcard/
adb push rom\flash_rom.sh /sdcard/
7. Take a deep breath and then (after the first command, you should see a "#" only, indicating root prompt):
Code:
adb shell
cd /data/media/0
sh flash_rom.sh
or use "cd /sdcard" if you have copied the files to this directory instead.
8. Wait until it says "Finished", then type:
Code:
reboot
9. To set English language after booting (stock CN WOS2 has some bugs, i.e. About in settings crash, some watchfaces show Chinese names when screen is locked, etc):
Code:
adb wait-for-device
adb shell setprop persist.sys.language en
adb shell setprop persist.sys.country US
adb reboot
Thanks for your rom, have seen it on fb to great work!
Verstuurd vanaf mijn ONEPLUS A5000 met Tapatalk
Thank you for your great work!
Is it possible to install custom GPS.conf files? Will it break OTA updates?
xaametz said:
Thank you for your great work!
Is it possible to install custom GPS.conf files? Will it break OTA updates?
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You're welcome. I am glad you like it.
Yes, you can install a custom gps.conf the same way you do with any other ROM (root, remount, push, fix permissions, reboot), but my personal experience is that GPS is much better on 2.6.1.0, no need to change anything. I cannot guarantee it will not break OTA, may or may not work as it's not a file that is used in stock firmware, but any modification to /system can cause problems. Anyway, with AmazeROM you can always flash stock later if you need it for future updates.
lfom said:
You're welcome. I am glad you like it.
Yes, you can install a custom gps.conf the same way you do with any other ROM (root, remount, push, fix permissions, reboot), but my personal experience is that GPS is much better on 2.6.1.0, no need to change anything. I cannot guarantee it will not break OTA, may or may not work as it's not a file that is used in stock firmware, but any modification to /system can cause problems. Anyway, with AmazeROM you can always flash stock later if you need it for future updates.
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Thank you. I'll try it without custom config.
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Hi,
Minor problem with the script that installs the customised apk's: You seem to have forgotten to replace "adb" with "$adbcmd" and "fastboot" with "$fbcmd".
Thanks for all the effort you have put into the scripts!
R.
Eeg.
superbert1969 said:
Hi,
Minor problem with the script that installs the customised apk's: You seem to have forgotten to replace "adb" with "$adbcmd" and "fastboot" with "$fbcmd".
Thanks for all the effort you have put into the scripts!
R.
Eeg.
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True, thanks for reporting. There is a problem in the Windows installer as well, it doesn't work if you run it without command line arguments, it will be fixed in the next release.
I just made some quick an dirty adaptations in order to get the custom script running. Unfortunately, I'm now stuck with an unwilling fastboot (maybe it's because I'm still on "El Capitan" --> I'm considering upgrading, but first have to make a recent backup).
Though-luck for now, I'm stuck with a watch that has some Chinese notifications (at least for the time being).
superbert1969 said:
I just made some quick an dirty adaptations in order to get the custom script running. Unfortunately, I'm now stuck with an unwilling fastboot (maybe it's because I'm still on "El Capitan" --> I'm considering upgrading, but first have to make a recent backup).
Though-luck for now, I'm stuck with a watch that has some Chinese notifications (at least for the time being).
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I have updated the installers, please check them. I am sorry for the trouble.
Hi,
You don't have to excuse yourself at all...
I just tried the new version, and it works perfectly fine now (even on my Mac).
I really appreciate the effort you're putting into AmazeROM
@lfom: HELP!
Unfortunately this installer crashs my Pace.
In the past I have used PACEfied and PACEficator custom ROM and the installers works always perfect.
But this one fails in some steps but continues and ends with an "ok" and now I see only the "A" logo before the boot animation.
Attached the whole CMD output.
I hope the Pace is not bricked. ADB devices shows the Pace, but no other commands (e.g. "fastboot reboot bootloader") are working.
Got the same problem, it crashed my PACE too, was running PACEficator Project before, now it keep having luncher has stopped error.
Installer stopped on fastboot and unable to boot to recovery anymore
fastboot boot Amazfit-mod-recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
FAILED (remote: ED: The command is not allowed.)
finished. total time: 0.012s
Edit: after search the forums, I unpair and re-pair my PACE and the watch is working now. however, I am not sure should I still install this ROM on my watch anymore.
@Diginix @thomsontam Did you check you have an unlocked bootloader? If yes, you should be able to put watch in fastboot mode and flash the ROM again. It seems that the installer detected root and went ahead with the installation, but the watch crashed and it did not finish. If it's locked and you have a valid serial number, you should be able to unlock it using the same code as before. If not, please contact me via Telegram: http://t.me/lfomartins
@lfom
I had an unlocked bootloader until PACEficator 2.6.0.12. I didn't checked it after update to PACEficator 2.6.1.0
Root was definitely existing and working.
I have my serial nr. and the unlock code.
But what commands should I try now?
This doesn't work:
adb shell reboot bootloader
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
using port=5555
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My backlight is always on and shows the Amazfit "A". I hope the battery is charging.
@Diginix You have broken file system. You should be able to put the watch in fastboot manually. It is very hard to achieve but it works. Then check if bootloader is unlocked and try to flash it again. If you have problems, contact me on Telegram.
I have no Telegram and need ready for use commands please.
Your checkdrivers_win.cmd doesn't provide any hope.
btw: adb+fastboot was proper installed and works in the past perfect with the installer of other custom roms.
Edit: I will try this steps.
Edit2: My Pace can't be turn off as in the youtube video is shown. It always shows the "A" and backlight is on.
As it seems fastboot isn't reachable. But I will try some different delays at pressing the button and plugin it on PC.
@Diginix checkdrivers_win.cmd is useless now with a bricked device. You can turn the watch off by pressing and holding the button. Keep the watch connected to the computer and then press button again to turn it on, then count up to 4 (more or less) after the screen goes on again and release the button. If you see the battery icon you have released the button too early, if you see the A logo then you released too late. You have to release at the exact time to show the screen with Fastboot and ForceErase, then press button briefly once to enter fastboot. Keep the watch connected to the computer all the time, it's easier this way.
Now I'm in fastboot!
But "fastboot devices" doesn't prompt any device.
What to do with your ROM files?
Hi!
I installed and I'm using adb and fastboot on Mac, it works perfectly adb, but with fastboot it does not detect the clock. But if I try on my OnePlus 6, I detect both adb and fastboot the Mac. How can I do? Thank you
None of this is my work and all recognition goes to the awesome developers that made this possible, I will link their guides in here with some minor notes for newbies like me that may had some issues trying to unlock and root the Fire Stick (FS) 4K
DISCLAIMER: BE WARNED THAT YOU HAVE TO OPEN YOUR FIRE STICK AND IT WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY, THIS IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART AND NEITHER THE DEVELOPERS OR MYSELF ARE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR DEVICE OR VOID YOUR WARRANTY
Ok, now let's begin:
UPDATE: Per Sus_i, this makes perfect sense:
"Since the exploit can't be patched, it's in my opinion the best to do the setup at the beginning, pair the remote, then update to the latest over fireOS. That way you avoid a pending update nag setup screen after doing the exploit. Then enable ADB and unknown sources. After kamakiri I would flash only magisk.zip + sideload the manager app with adb... and avoid any prerooted rom flashing until there is an update to a somewhat higher version (and the current 6.2.6.8v1 has that contact manufacturer error screen)."
First very important, I wish I would have known this before but make sure you have a Laptop and a Monitor to Connect the FS to, so basically the USB Power cable from the FS connect it to your laptop and connect the HDMI portion to a monitor or TV
I also strongly recommend to have your FS deregistered before continuing as this will prevent your FS from automatically updating after rooting
In order to unlock the bootloader follow "THIS GUIDE"
I made a quick video on how to open your device and how to Short it using Aluminum Foil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4I6ifBLWJ4
Process is pretty self explanitory, make a USB ISO from the image provided on that thread, boot into it and open terminal, make sure you put the file he provides on a RW location, my mistake was that I put it inside a RO folder and it would not load the script, so I mounted the kamakiri-mantis-v1.2.zip unto the /mnt directory of the usb and I was able to run the script successfully, make sure to run the commands quickly as the first time that I it finished the ./bootrom-step.sh script and I left it sitting for 10 minutes to grab a bite, I couldn't run the second script and had to start all over. After the second ./fastboot-step.sh script, your device will be on the TWRP recovery, now on the same terminal page or a new one enter these commands:
Code:
adb devices
adb shell
exit
You should see your device's serial number from the first command with "device" to the right of it and the second command will basically put you inside the device's directory assuming you have established a successful connection. The last command just put you back to your starting point, now open the firefox browser on the FireOS USB and navigate to the URL below
Download the Pre-Rooted Image from "HERE" This image contains Magisk already so you don't have to worry about installing it separately, the image is larger than the available partition on this USB so this is a good time to either get a second USB or if you want to download the file to your local hdd and pull them from there its up to you, then run these commands:
Code:
adb push <your download location you decided earlier here>/mantis-6.2.6.8-rooted_r1.zip / sdcard/
adb reboot recovery
adb shell
twrp install /sdcard/mantis-6.2.6.8-rooted_r1.zip
twrp wipe cache
twrp wipe dalvik
reboot -p
This basically installs the pre-rooted image to your device, after the last command, you should see on your monitor the Fire Stick Reboot and boot to the Amazon GUI Splash Screen, now very important if you followed my previous instructions of deregistering your device before performing all these steps, it should bring you up to the Amazon Initial Setup Screen, now what you want to do is do the following commands before continuing on terminal:
Code:
adb devices *you should see something your screen where the FS is connected to, click accept or enter can't remember*
Now it should show you in terminal your serial number and "device" next to it, meaning you can run adb commands in which you will run the following to disable OTA updates:
Code:
adb shell
su *after this command you should see something again on your screen, click the check the box "Always Remember" and click ok" *
if "su" was successful, you should see something like this:
mantis:/ $ su
mantis:/ # *the hash means you're running as root, if you don't have a "#" you are not running as root"
Than continue with these commands and should get the following results:
pm disable com.amazon.tv.forcedotaupdater.v2
***Package com.amazon.tv.forcedotaupdater.v2 new state: disabled***
pm disable com.amazon.device.software.ota
***Package om.amazon.device.software.ota new state: disabled***
pm disable com.amazon.device.software.ota.override
***Package com.amazon.device.software.ota.override new state: disabled***
After running all these commands exit adb and continue with the normal Amazon Setup including adding your amazon account. After you get to the screen where you can see all the apps, open a new web page browser in firefox and download "This Add-On" , this one is less than 200MB so it should fit on the Fire OS USB, so I would download it and copy it to /mnt for ease of access, go back to terminal and type this:
Code:
adb devices
adb push <your download location you decided earlier here>/AFTV-MM-1.7-6.2.6.8.zip/ sdcard/
adb reboot recovery *it will boot into TWRP*
adb shell
twrp install /sdcard/AFTV-MM-1.7-6.2.6.8.zip
twrp wipe cache
twrp wipe dalvik
reboot -p
Your device will reboot and if everything went smoothly, you should have a rooted amazon fire stick 4k, Congrats :good:
Nice guide
Here are a few thoughts from me...
It's important to use the latest kamakiri. The mentioned prerooted 6.2.6.5 is probably a downgrade. A few sticks needs an update of the TZ in order to play prime video. The TZ update is only in the v1.2 Kamakiri or in the 6.2.6.6 prerooted.
Edit: S̵i̵n̵c̵e̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵e̵x̵p̵l̵o̵i̵t̵ ̵c̵a̵n̵'̵t̵ ̵b̵e̵ ̵p̵a̵t̵c̵h̵e̵d̵,̵ ̵i̵t̵'̵s̵ ̵i̵n̵ ̵m̵y̵ ̵o̵p̵i̵n̵i̵o̵n̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵b̵e̵s̵t̵ ̵t̵o̵ ̵d̵o̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵s̵e̵t̵u̵p̵ ̵a̵t̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵b̵e̵g̵i̵n̵n̵i̵n̵g̵,̵ ̵p̵a̵i̵r̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵r̵e̵m̵o̵t̵e̵,̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵n̵ ̵u̵p̵d̵a̵t̵e̵ ̵t̵o̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵l̵a̵t̵e̵s̵t̵ ̵o̵v̵e̵r̵ ̵f̵i̵r̵e̵O̵S̵.̵ ̵T̵h̵a̵t̵ ̵w̵a̵y̵ ̵y̵o̵u̵ ̵a̵v̵o̵i̵d̵ ̵a̵ ̵p̵e̵n̵d̵i̵n̵g̵ ̵u̵p̵d̵a̵t̵e̵ ̵n̵a̵g̵ ̵s̵e̵t̵u̵p̵ ̵s̵c̵r̵e̵e̵n̵ ̵a̵f̵t̵e̵r̵ ̵d̵o̵i̵n̵g̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵e̵x̵p̵l̵o̵i̵t̵.̵ ̵T̵h̵e̵n̵ ̵e̵n̵a̵b̵l̵e̵ ̵A̵D̵B̵ ̵a̵n̵d̵ ̵u̵n̵k̵n̵o̵w̵n̵ ̵s̵o̵u̵r̵c̵e̵s̵.̵ ̵ After kamakiri I would flash only magisk.zip + sideload the manager app with adb... and avoid any prerooted rom flashing until there is an update to a somewhat higher version (and the current 6.2.6.8v1 has that contact manufacturer error screen).
Edit: Update: meanwhile, the fix for the mentioned 'contact manufacturer' error is known...
Take a look here and here.
Edit/Update: Due to efuses (blocking the bootrom access), it isn't recommended to do any update infront of the unlock...
Sus_i said:
Nice guide
Here are a few thoughts from me...
It's important to use the latest kamakiri. The mentioned prerooted 6.2.6.5 is probably a downgrade. A few sticks needs an update of the TZ in order to play prime video. The TZ update is only in the v1.2 Kamakiri or in the 6.2.6.6 prerooted.
Since the exploit can't be patched, it's in my opinion the best to do the setup at the beginning, pair the remote, then update to the latest over fireOS. That way you avoid a pending update nag setup screen after doing the exploit. Then enable ADB and unknown sources. After kamakiri I would flash only magisk.zip + sideload the manager app with adb... and avoid any prerooted rom flashing until there is an update to a somewhat higher version (and the current 6.2.6.8v1 has that contact manufacturer error screen).
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Ops Typo let me edit it, I meant to put 6.2.6.8 on the command lol, and aaaa I see I didn't know the exploit couldn't be patched great info, so than yes I will revise my instructions thank so much
UPDATE: I just checked my FS and I'm on 6.2.6.8v1 and didn't receive contact the manufacturer, is it because I sideloaded the manager app after?
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UPDATE: I just checked my FS and I'm on 6.2.6.8v1 and didn't receive contact the manufacturer, is it because I sideloaded the manager app after?
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No. If I remember correct, it has something to do with flashing, i.e. the vendor partition wasn't flashed propperly.
Maybe you flashed not the prerooted!? With the Kamakiri TWRP version is flashing full ota update packages (renamed to zip) also possible... and in the prerooted thread is such a full 6.2.6.8 ota linked.
Edit: Could be that this error is prime video related, idk. rbox said he looks into it soon...
Just for clarification: The prerooted rom is a perfect thing since years.
My suggestion 'avoid any rom flashing' from my last post is just an attempt to keep it simple for beginners.
By the way, if the stick gets all updates in front of the unlock, it makes no sense to update it after the unlock again (unless addon.d support is needed).
I hope that has become clear I very much appreciate all the prerooted stuff
thanx for the tut nandroidint this is exactly what I needed, I wasn't sure how to do the shorting so the video helped out a lot now I'm ready to do this. But I'm sorta a noob when it comes to android so I got few questions tho, 1) what are the main benefits in rooting the fIrestick 4K 2) are there different roms to install? 3) are there root only .apks? 4)also one main thing I would like to be able to do is spoofing the Mac address any idea if that's possible?
5)Oh and lastly what OTB cable do you recommend? sorry for all the questions ?
'std::bad_alloc'
After running the adb push of the manthis.zip Im getting terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc'.... What Im I doing wrong?
i gave root can i remove amazon services
i dont want google launcher jsut remove services
Sooo there’s no way to expand the storage? Even after rooted? Just bought an otg cable ?
Can I please get some support guys ? previous questions I don’t need answered I found someone on twitter who explained a few things but can someone please answer this.
Hello, after root i got massage on screen
: android system
There is na internal problem with Your device. Contact Your manufacturer for detalis.
And when im trying to register in Amazon it bringing me back to pairing screen, farest i can go it is wifi connection.
Did i brick my Stick?
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Hello, after root i got massage on screen
: android system
There is na internal problem with Your device. Contact Your manufacturer for detalis.
And when im trying to register in Amazon it bringing me back to pairing screen, farest i can go it is wifi connection.
Did i brick my Stick?
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Did you deregister before rooting like the tut says? This is why I’ve been hesitant on rooting because of the lack of support on this forum
Yep, it was new Stick, out from box. Not registered at all. I managed massage, but still comminng to pairing screen.
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Sooo there’s no way to expand the storage? Even after rooted? Just bought an otg cable
Can I please get some support guys previous questions I don’t need answered I found someone on twitter who explained a few things but can someone please answer this.
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You can use adoptable storage on 4K stick with Add-Ons installed and activated AFTV-XM Xposed Module. It brings adoptable storage support to Settings UI.
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You can use adoptable storage on 4K stick with Add-Ons installed and activated AFTV-XM Xposed Module. It brings adoptable storage support to Settings UI.
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Nice! That’s awesome thanx for the info and reply.
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Yep, it was new Stick, out from box. Not registered at all. I managed massage, but still comminng to pairing screen.
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Hey so have you figured out what was the problem yet? If so could u explain how you managed to fix it? I’m going to root sometime this week and would hate to run into this issue.
USB drive for storage
itsyaboy said:
Sooo there’s no way to expand the storage? Even after rooted? Just bought an otg cable
Can I please get some support guys previous questions I don’t need answered I found someone on twitter who explained a few things but can someone please answer this.
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Yes, You can use a USB drive for App loading and Movie storage.
See Troypoint.com for good video.
I suggest a single USB OTG Cable and a USB HUB for your drive.
Then you can add a Keyboard and Mouse which make it MUCH easier to type commands.
Good Luck
How might one do this on a Mac?
Thanks
gogorman said:
How might one do this on a Mac?
Thanks
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Do what? The only thing u can do on the MacOS is to create the bootable iso usb, you can follow these steps to do so https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.le...-on-an-apple-mac-os-x-from-an-iso?hs_amp=true
After your create the bootable usb just reboot and hold down option and select the bootable usb, once in open up Firefox and download the kamakiri-mantis-v1 and open a terminal window and change the directory to where u have the kamakiri folder, in terminal type cd then just drop in the kamakiri and hit enter. From there u can just follow the tut, FYI the bootable usb you create is a Linux OS so that’s how you can do it on a Mac, you just can’t do the rooting on MacOS, just clarifying Incase that was your question.
Sorry I haven't rooted phones in a while and am trying to root my fire stick 4k. Can we get some pictures tutorial pretty please
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Step by step instructions would be great?
chinkster said:
Sorry I haven't rooted phones in a while and am trying to root my fire stick 4k. Can we get some pictures tutorial pretty please
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I would love that too, I have rooted with Unix before but that was on a Drone(Solo).
I understand about creating a bootable USB drive and booting my PC/Mac by changing the bios to boot first off the USB as step 1.
Step 2 is loading software onto the USB while booted under Unix/Linux???
Step 3 How do you then connect to the firestick?
When do you plug the firestick into the tv and when do you short out the jumper??
I know to some of you these sound very basic but it would be helpful for those of us just learning this environment.
Thanks in advance...
RPM99 said:
I would love that too, I have rooted with Unix before but that was on a Drone(Solo).
I understand about creating a bootable USB drive and booting my PC/Mac by changing the bios to boot first off the USB as step 1.
Step 2 is loading software onto the USB while booted under Unix/Linux???
Step 3 How do you then connect to the firestick?
When do you plug the firestick into the tv and when do you short out the jumper??
I know to some of you these sound very basic but it would be helpful for those of us just learning this environment.
Thanks in advance...
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The link he provided explains all that https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/orig-development/unlock-fire-tv-stick-4k-mantis-t3978459 all except for when to connect to the tv, but I assume it’s after running the kamakiri script, btw it’s not software, you just download the kamakiri mantis while in the Linux usb os, open a terminal and change the directory of the terminal to the kamakiri folder in order to run the ./bootrom-step.sh and ./fastboot-step.sh commands
Edit: just follow the main guide from the link above then read this guide after, that’s the best way to understand it.
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@stevegsames
Very interesting and nice tool. Thx for that.
I can confirm that the flashing of a gsi works with Xperia XZ2 Dual (idk about twrp and bl unlocker; i didn't test it).
I used phhussons android 10 quack gsi for the test. The vbmeta img was the special vbmeta for GSIs.
Two questions:
1. Can you make the tool for Linux?
2. Do this tool supports fastbootd? The newer pixels need this mode to flash system imgs.
Thank you!
I will add the device as a working device and I will start working on a Linux version as I have Ubuntu dual booted in my machine.
stevegsames said:
I will add the device as a working device and I will start working on a Linux version as I have Ubuntu dual booted in my machine.
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Thx.
What about fastbootd?
Btw if needed i can play the tester for linux and the fastbootd thing because my second pc runs on a debian 10 distro and i'm using a pixel 4 xl as daily device.
PS: Just as friendly suggestion: Your op would be better readable if you make some paragraphs
I´m currently researching that fastbootd thing
dhacke said:
Thx.
What about fastbootd?
Btw if needed i can play the tester for linux and the fastbootd thing because my second pc runs on a debian 10 distro and i'm using a pixel 4 xl as daily device.
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I didn´t know that even existed, so it might take a few days, same for linux, as I don´t know much about coding in linux.
stevegsames said:
I didn´t know that even existed, so it might take a few days, same for linux, as I don´t know much about coding in linux.
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No problem. Before a few month i didn't know from it, too. Seems that it is introduced since android 10. So i guess more and more devices will need this mode in the future.
Here's a link for some info. Mayby it helps you someway.
https://source.android.com/devices/bootloader/fastbootd
No problem. Take the time you need.
I researched it
dhacke said:
No problem. Before a few month i didn't know from it, too. Seems that it is introduced since android 10. So i guess more and more devices will need this mode in the future.
Here's a link for some info. Mayby it helps you someway.
https://source.android.com/devices/bootloader/fastbootd
No problem. Take the time you need.
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Can you test the current version on the pixel? I believe the commands weren´t changed (except for recovery)
stevegsames said:
Can you test the current version on the pixel? I believe the commands weren´t changed (except for recovery)
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Yes i can. But i will wait with the test until the february sec patch comes because then i flashing anyway.
OK
dhacke said:
Yes i can. But i will wait with the test until the february sec patch comes because then i flashing anyway.
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Sounds Good
Linux version
dhacke said:
Yes i can. But i will wait with the test until the february sec patch comes because then i flashing anyway.
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Linux version released
stevegsames said:
Linux version released
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Great news. I will test it at least for my xz Dual as soon as possible (before february sec patch).
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Sry but i don't understand how i use it with Linux. I copied the vbmeta file and the system.img into the tool but for what do i need all chmod things?
I have already the plattform tools installed (on my desktop). So in my understanding is should be enough when i copy the folder "Place GSI Files here" into my plattform tool, then copy the "Flash-A-B.sh' and run it in the terminal there.
But the script doesn't run.
Mayby i make something wrong
Update 1:
I tested once more and copied the entire folder of the unzipped GSI Flasher into the plattform tools.
Then opened the terminal there, run chmod 755 Flash-A-B.sh and at least the terminal accept the script.
Nevertheless i get the following errors:
Code:
mv: '1.img' and '1.img' are the same file
mv: The call from stat for '*.img' isn't possible: File or directory not found
mv: '1.img' and '1.img' are the same file
mv: '1.img' and '1.img' are the same file
After that i get errors in the Flash-A-B.sh script at line 18-21 with ''./fastboot: no permission. When i execute the script with sudo it's the same picture.
Update 2:
Finally get the Flash-A-B.sh working. I copy all the necessary files in the root of my plattform tools and copy the script at this place too.
Then i edit it so that i had only the fastboot commands in there. And voila the script runs without any errors.
Idk what you think about it but mayby the Linux version should be changed so that the user needs to copy the files in the plattform tools root, edit the file name in the scripts and just run it in the terminal.
About that?
dhacke said:
Great news. I will test it at least for my xz Dual as soon as possible (before february sec patch).
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Sry but i don't understand how i use it with Linux. I copied the vbmeta file and the system.img into the tool but for what do i need all chmod things?
I have already the plattform tools installed (on my desktop). So in my understanding is should be enough when i copy the folder "Place GSI Files here" into my plattform tool, then copy the "Flash-A-B.sh' and run it in the terminal there.
But the script doesn't run.
Mayby i make something wrong
Update 1:
I tested once more and copied the entire folder of the unzipped GSI Flasher into the plattform tools.
Then opened the terminal there, run chmod 755 Flash-A-B.sh and at least the terminal accept the script.
Nevertheless i get the following errors:
Code:
mv: '1.img' and '1.img' are the same file
mv: The call from stat for '*.img' isn't possible: File or directory not found
mv: '1.img' and '1.img' are the same file
mv: '1.img' and '1.img' are the same file
After that i get errors in the Flash-A-B.sh script at line 18-21 with ''./fastboot: no permission. When i execute the script with sudo it's the same picture.
Update 2:
Finally get the Flash-A-B.sh working. I copy all the necessary files in the root of my plattform tools, copy the script there too.
Then i edit it so that i had only the fastboot commands in there. And voila the script runs without any errors.
Idk what you think about it but mayby the Linux version should be changed so that the user needs to copy the files in the plattform tools root, edit the file name in the script and just run it in the terminal.
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You don´t need to do that.
1-cd to the GSI tools
run those commands.
Be careful as some of them have some stuff you need to replace with your info.
Making a toolkit for Linux is a bit of a mixed bag, as there are thousands of distros... I only tested it with Ubuntu... What´s your distro?
As for the "1.img" errors, they are normal, it just means you ran it previously without changing the system.img. No need to worry about those.
Edit: please post your full logs!
Edit 2: The chmods are because this toolkit comes with integrated adb/fastboot (just like in windows)
stevegsames said:
Making a toolkit for Linux is a bit of a mixed bag, as there are thousands of distros... I only tested it with Ubuntu... What´s your distro?
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Yeah Linux is tricky sometimes. You get a error and first you have no idea why you get it
I picked out the needed fastboot commands for my current gsi devices out of your scripts so i have everything what need atm.
I'm on a debian 10 distro named MX Linux 19.
Can you do the following?
dhacke said:
Yeah Linux is tricky sometimes. You get a error and first you have no idea why you get it
I picked out the needed fastboot commands for my current gsi devices out of your scripts so i have everything what need atm.
I'm on a debian 10 distro named MX Linux 19.
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Please put the system/boot/vbmeta files and run the toolkit.
After that please confirm that in the system/boot/vbmeta files are named 1.img
And when you run it please attach the full log.
stevegsames said:
Please put the system/boot/vbmeta files and run the toolkit.
After that please confirm that in the system/boot/vbmeta files are named 1.img
And when you run it please attach the full log.
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Do i need all three files (boot, system, vbmeta) to get the tool working? I'm asking because for example for my xperia xz2 i have only a system and vbmeta.img. No boot.img.
Oh, about that
You do need to have a boot.img, because this formats your current boot partition. I found this article that might help you: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz2/help/h8216-stock-boot-image-t3813788
Edit: I Will respond tomorrow, since I gtg to sleep bc it's late here in Portugal...
This cool tool just installed Pixel Experience for me. Fantastic, much better than doing it via TWRP tbh (since the TWRP on my Moto G7 Power frequently has a no touch screen bug. Constantly having to restart TWRP makes it take longer). Thanks for this tool.
I wonder if it could also install GSIs for the E6, which does not have TWRP yet
Yes, you can!
You just need:
-Your phone's boot.img, desired gsi and vbmeta (A/B
or
-Your phone's boot.img and desired gsi (A-Only)
- Unlocked bootloader
[RECOVERY] TWRP 3.5.0-0 - TeamWin Recovery Project
Introduction:
Team Win Recovery Project or TWRP for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. We started from the ground up by taking AOSP recovery and loading it with the standard recovery options, then added a lot of our own features. It's a fully touch driven user interface , no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
Key Features:
Touchscreen driven with real buttons and drag-to-scroll
XML-based GUI that allows full customization of the layout true theming!
Settings are saved to the sdcard and persist through reboots
Ability to choose which partitions to back up and which to restore
Ability to choose to compress backups now with pigz (multi-core processor support for faster compression times)
Onscreen keyboard
Easy selection of internal/external storage
In addition to the above new features, TWRP features a scripting engine that allows an app to send commands to the recovery for the recovery to perform during startup. We call this scripting engine OpenRecoveryScript. This engine will be put to use immediately in the GooManager app. GooManager will be able to install recoveries automatically for most supported devices. The app will also let you choose to install multiple zips from within Android, wipe, and run a backup.
We are looking for other talented developers, themers, and device maintainers if they are interested in helping with a free, open source project.
Source Code:
GitHub - https://github.com/TeamWin/android_bootable_recovery
Gerrit Instance - http://gerrit.twrp.me
If you have made your own TWRP build for an unsupported device, please let us know. We might add your build to the list of unofficial builds. Bear in mind that we are working hard to add more devices and we may add your device to our official build list later.
flame Device Config: https://github.com/bigbiff/android_device_google_coral
DOWNLOAD:
Please go to https://twrp.me to download the device image.
A11 Testing:
https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.6.0-0-test1-flame.img- updated for lineage-18.1 booting
Old info:
Hello, this is a test build for flame users (will work on coral crosshatch/blueline later). The image is pretty safe for backing up now.
So far I have decryption working, touch, adb and backup and restore seems to work. Super partition volumes can be mounted, and the super partition can be backed up.
Not working: sideload and fastbootd
May FW Date https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.3.1-0-test1-flame.img
June FW Date https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.4.0-0-test1-flame.img
July FW Date https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.4.0-0-test2-flame.img
July FW Date https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.4.0-0-test4-flame.img
- fix super partition restore
- fix persist partition restore
July FW Date https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.4.0-0-test5-flame.img
- allow repacking of TWRP boot.img
- magisk currently doesn't work
August FW Date https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.4.0-0-test6-flame.img
August FW Date https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.4.0-0-test7-flame.img
- fix repacking TWRP with magisk
August FW Date https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.4.0-0-test8-flame.img
- multiuser decryption support
- fastbootd support
3.5.0-0: Android 11 bringup
https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.5.0-0-test1-flame.img
https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.5.0-0-test2-flame.img
- Titan M Wipe working on Format Data
- Apex fixes for flattened directories
- Credit to @Freak07 https://github.com/freak07/FLORAL - using his kernel as a Coral/Flame TWRP base
http://twrp.me
What to backup
* super
* data
* persist
* boot
* any other partition desired
What to restore
* super
* data
* boot - depending on ROM support
Please just restore persist if you have a failed partition. I do not recommend restoring backups from phone to phone unless you know what you are doing.
Repacking TWRP into Boot partition
To repack TWRP into the boot partition to override stock recovery when rebooting to recovery, perform the following steps
1. adb push <latest_boot.img> /sdcard/
2. reboot to bootloader and fastboot latest boot.img of TWRP
3. Go to Install
4. Touch Install Image
5. Select your boot.img from /sdcard
6. Swipe to confirm flash
7. Reboot to recovery and android to verify installation
TWRP won't Boot?
Make sure you have a kernel that supports the R DTBO and LZMA ramdisk starting with test5 such as https://forum.xda-developers.com/pi...nel-kirisakuraq-1-0-0-pixel-4-xl-aka-t3992213
Is this just for flame? Or both coral and flame? Reason I ask is because the 2 devices have significant differences, and if it's just for flame, you'll want to throw it in the regular Pixel 4 subforum
This is for flame as described. I will work on coral next.
They share the same device tree btw.
Weird I thought I chose pixel 4 forum. Asking for this thread to be moved.
bigbiff said:
Weird I thought I chose pixel 4 forum. Asking for this thread to be moved.
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Ah man lol got me all excited!
Thanks long awaited :good:
Will try later..
ok fastboot boot boots fine to TWRP but decryption wont work for me
https://paste.omnirom.org/view/e9536f05
Can confirm this works for flashing. Booted the image and then ADB pushed magisk and kernel and both flashed successfully!
Will try removing lockscreen security next attempt to gain access to internal storage which should likely work.
Great work to see, we are finally not tied to magisk for flashing things now
Mrcactuseater said:
Will try removing lockscreen security next attempt to gain access to internal storage which should likely work.
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wont work to @my end
2WildFirE said:
Thanks long awaited :good:
Will try later..
ok fastboot boot boots fine to TWRP but decryption wont work for me
https://paste.omnirom.org/view/e9536f05
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Can you paste logcat output too?
Please guys don't just say it doesn't work. I need recovery.log and logcat so I can debug issues.
2WildFirE said:
wont work to @my end
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Can you please post recovery.log and logcat?
bigbiff said:
Can you please post recovery.log and logcat?
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Yep
Is ADB logcat -l the correct one?
2WildFirE said:
Yep
Is ADB logcat -l the correct one?
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I usually do in adb shell
logcat > /tmp/logcat.txt
Then adb pull /tmp/logcat.txt
OK here logcat https://paste.omnirom.org/view/9caa8b33
And recovery.log https://paste.omnirom.org/view/3c26a706
hope it helps
2WildFirE said:
OK here logcat https://paste.omnirom.org/view/9caa8b33
And recovery.log https://paste.omnirom.org/view/3c26a706
hope it helps
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Can you tell me your android build version?
bigbiff said:
can you tell me your android build version?
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qq3a.200605.001
just to thank you a lot bigbiff for putting so much work and efforts on this, you are great. hope you can sort this out, best luck!! (a p3 user) :fingers-crossed::good: sorry for the ot
2WildFirE said:
qq3a.200605.001
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There was an update to the platform version, please test https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.4.0-0-test1-flame.img
bigbiff said:
There was an update to the platform version, please test https://build.twrp.me/test/flame/twrp-3.4.0-0-test1-flame.img
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Thanks will try :good:
@bigbiff
yeah decryption works fine now
@bigbiff
Sorry for dump questions, but if I want to backup, is it enough to backup super and data partition?