Hello all,
Was wondering which options are available for flashing for Lumia 950; in an ideal world I'd be able to flash Kali OS, although I don't think it's possible. Has anybody tried?
I've seen that people have managed to flash a version of Linux and Windows 11 on to the device, although it seems to be a sketchy gamble on whether it will or won't brick the device, although I have two devices so I'm willing to gamble one.
Thanks!
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(Since I'm a newbie, I can't post in development forums, so I guess this goes here for now. If this is the wrong place, I apologise.)
I have an Asus Zenpad 8.0 (Z380M/P00A), which doesn't seem to have any support from the custom rom community. This is not surprising as it's a fairly uncommon device, and until recently, Asus has been less than helpful. However, the latest firmware update (supposedly; I haven't pulled the trigger yet) allows the Asus bootloader unlock utility to work on this tablet.
I've wanted to replace Asus's firmware since I bought the thing. I know that it's an uncommon device, so I'll have to do all the work myself. I'm an experienced Linux hacker, so I know how to configure and build kernels, how Linux OS images are constructed, how to read/write C, etc. However, I'm a bit of an Android newbie.
I figured the first step would be to port TeamWin recovery, so I'd have a way out if I brick the thing. But (from what I've been able to find) porting TeamWin requires a working CM or (preferably) Omni port. So it's kinda a chicken and egg problem. Do people just port roms using stock recovery and hope for the best? Or is there a (more involved, I'm sure) way of porting TeamWin that doesn't require an existing port? Or is there some other recovery (I don't know about) that's more standalone?
And then there's the issue of porting the OS itself. For thier part, Asus provides kernel souces, firmware images, and the aforementioned boot loader unlock utility. I imagine to get started, one has to compile a kernel and combine it with binary blobs extracted from the firmware image, but I'm not entirely sure.
I've looked around for porting information, but the guides I found all seem to assume you've got a working device tree from one mod that you want to graft onto another. I couldn't find much about really starting from (nearly) nothing. I'd like to say I'm surprised Google doesn't have something written up, but given how unhelpful I've found a lot of thier Android docs in the past, I'm not.
I'm mostly interested in porting AOSP to start, but I'd be willing to start somewhere else if some other ROM is easier to work with. Anyway, thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you might have to offer.
Any progress on this? I was able to flash twrp and root my Asus Zenpad 8.0 (Z380M/P00A), but had no luck finding a compatible rom. Did you get to compile one? Thanks!
How would you unlock the bootloader for this device?
Lenovo TAB M10 is a cheap 10" tablet. It seems that currently there are no custom ROMs for it. Given the fact that Lenovo will probably never provide software update for it, without custom ROM, it will become a paperweight fast.
So, I wonder how likely if someone creates an unofficial LineageOS build for it in about a year or so. Are Lenovo's tablets generally hard to create a custom ROM for?
Let's say that it would be nice to have a custom rom, but first a recovery would help.
I am trying to develop something, but unfortunately I have no experience building the vendor/device folders required, fundamental to perform this activity.
Moreover, considering that the device is still pretty new, I don't know.
Tbh, I was thinking about installing debian or archlinux on it: mine has no 3g, and a pure Linux would likely extend the device supported
Any updates to M10 custom ROMs...?
The partial good news is that Lenovo has actually provided an Android 10 update, and TWRP is available for the M10. As far as I can tell there are still no custom roms though; I'd love to put LineageOS on it.
M10 FHD Plus user here... I've unlocked the bootloader, installed twrp and magisk, but where can I find custom roms?
I flashed Ubuntu Touch on my M10 FHD Plus a few days ago. The process was alright, though I had some trouble using SP flash utility. Didn't need to use TWRP. Charging is abysmally slow, so there's definitely room for improvement of the ROM's compatibility with the device.
Here are the resources I used:
https://gitlab.com/ubports/communit...vo-tab-m10-fhd-plus/lenovo-x606/-/tree/master
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...sp_flash_tool_linux-mtk-mediatek-soc.3160802/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/root-guide-lenovo-tab-m10-fhd-plus-tb-x606x.4328859/
https://appuals.com/how-to-install-sp-flash-tool-on-ubuntu-for-mediatek-android-flashing/
https://spflashtools.com/linux/sp-flash-tool-v5-2136-for-linux
http://www.lieberbiber.de/2015/07/04/mediatek-details-partitions-and-preloader/
SP flash V5 works better than v6, at least on my linux machine.
https://www.one-tab.com/page/0asPOcZpQV-NdWx37c_e1g
Any news to this so far? I found a guide on tweakdroid but to me that looks like it's autogenerated nonsense. I would try it though, if nothing comes up anywhere else
I would like to buy it... Is it dead in modding?
What exactly is the benefits of unlocking the bootloader and rooting the YB1-X90L?
There aren't any custom roms that work with it, and from I can tell you can't uninstall any of the junk apps either.
Installing windows 10 on the android version is useless since not everything works (probably because of the bios being different between the two versions)
I already know that the source code is available, but the Stock Rom for Nougat (as far as I can tell) is not available. So there is no way to start developing a custom rom without having lots of experience with that.
So what's the point of going through all that trouble (which actually isn't that much effort I know)? The modding community for this device is completely dead from what I can see. Which kinda sucks since this tablet would be amazing if it could be loaded up with a custom rom. It's specs are far from low end, and seems to offer some really nice performance.
I really want to pick one of these up it's gonna be possible to mess around with custom ROM's....
There is no point buying this device anymore. I was pretty much hyped of because it really is a nice tablet. But for some reasons unknown it failed at XDA. I have mine Rooted, just to remove câncer apps and adware.
I've successfully done the upgrade from v7 to 8.0 on the 910 phone using online guides (mk2000, twrp etc).
I'm wondering if i should try for 8.1 at this point. I've read there are limitations on 8.1, such as second screen (or maybe limited second screen), possible lte issues, 60 fps and 4k recording of video and other things not working? Or do these limitations depend on which method is used? Is there an 8.1 method that has very little issues? Any reason to go for 8.1? (I read about screen burn issues or maybe that was in the past before the 8.0 custom firmware?)
Perhaps its just best to stay at 8.0 (or have some of the newer 9.0 mods fixed things or created more issues)?
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance
I have a rooted Snapdragon S8 (done by this method) and I want to install LineageOS (or any other non-samsung android build) onto it.
I have searched far and wide on this form an the internet and I have not been able to find a single custom ROM for the Snapdragon S8. Does anyone know of any of these ROMs that exist?
If they do not exist, would it be possible for me to make one? Is there a tutorial or resource to help me with this? I have a decent amount of experience with rather technical programming on the PC (writing Linux kernel code, etc.) so I would not be walking in completely blind to the topic, however, I have never really messed with android before (besides rooting this phone and a couple of Nexus devices).
I apologize if this is a repeated question, like I said, I couldn't find anything.
Thank you in advance for any and all help!
sckzor said:
I have a rooted Snapdragon S8 (done by this method) and I want to install LineageOS (or any other non-samsung android build) onto it.
I have searched far and wide on this form an the internet and I have not been able to find a single custom ROM for the Snapdragon S8. Does anyone know of any of these ROMs that exist?
If they do not exist, would it be possible for me to make one? Is there a tutorial or resource to help me with this? I have a decent amount of experience with rather technical programming on the PC (writing Linux kernel code, etc.) so I would not be walking in completely blind to the topic, however, I have never really messed with android before (besides rooting this phone and a couple of Nexus devices).
I apologize if this is a repeated question, like I said, I couldn't find anything.
Thank you in advance for any and all help!
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I also have mine with root I have tried with a lineage rom from an s4 but it installs but does not start. Look at the forum, maybe they will help you to achieve one.
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