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[Galaxy View Android Development] Toad004:
The Platform should indeed be ARM (NOT arm64, despite the processor in Galaxy View being a 64 bit processor). The Android version should be 8.1 since that's the version of Android installed on this rom. The last option is up to you depending on what google apps you want. Aroma doesn't work properly on the Galaxy view (the menus will be upside down but the "button" mapping will not be, making it very annoying to use the menus) but any other option depending on what google apps you want is a valid option. If you're not sure, then full or stock are good options.
[Galaxy View Android Development] aeneas1:
thanks very much, very helpful! i also came across the following when looking into it further, which simply confirms what you wrote:

https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/180142/which-version-of-gapps-to-install-for-lineage

i've successfully rooted several androids in the past and installed custom mods, have used twrp, odin, and other tools, it always went smoothly and was always pretty straightforward, but it's been a while.... however trying to piece together how to flash lineage, to get this set up, is striking me as a bit confusing, hoping for a bit of help...

so far i've:

- tuned on oem

- enabled usb, installed adb drivers (windows 10)

- installed odin (windows 10)

- and i've downloaded the following to my pc:

twrp_3.2.1-0_sm-t670.tar

lineage-15.1-20180429-UNOFFICIAL-gvwifi.zip

open_gapps-arm-8.1-stock-20180514.zip

android_kernel_samsung_exynos7580-common-lineage-15.1.zip

android_device_samsung_gvwifi-lineage-15.1.zip

so where do i go from here?
[Galaxy View Android Development] aeneas1:
progress....

successfully flashed twrp and transferred the following files (provided in the original post) to my view's local storage:

lineage-15.1-20180429-UNOFFICIAL-gvwifi.zip

open_gapps-arm-8.1-stock-20180514.zip

android_kernel_samsung_exynos7580-common-lineage-15.1.zip

android_device_samsung_gvwifi-lineage-15.1.zip

do i need to flash all of these files? i ask because the first file on the list seems to imply that wifi is included in the package, but the last file also has wifi in its name. any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: ok, i only flashed the first two files on the above list, which flashed successfully, then did a wipe cache/dalvik (per a lineage rom tutorial) and rebooted.... after about 10 minutes of the animated screen (which reminds me of the bsod sad face, gave me a scare), i'm now in setup, wifi seemed to connect fine during the process, now it's updating....

EDIT: hmmm... still updating (checking for updates... this may take a few minutes), 20 minutes and counting... maybe i did need those other files?

EDIT: after waiting over an hour while the screen continued to show "checking for updates...." i gave up and rebooted into recovery.... this time around i tried installing the 2 zips i ignored the first time around (the android kernel and android devices zips), but twrp gave an error message that it wasn't the correct format... so i wiped (using the default wipe, is that enough for a factory reset?) and am installing the 2 original zips again (lineage-15.1-20180429-UNOFFICIAL-gvwifi.zip and open_gapps-arm-8.1-stock-20180514.zip).
[Galaxy View Android Development] aeneas1:
up and running, very cool, wifi works great.... but i'm having a prob with usb debugging, doesn't seem to work after enabling it on the device, my pc no longer sees my view tablet, nor do peripherals attached to the view's micro usb port work.... is this a known issue? i really need to be able to use the usb port!

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i'm experiencing the same thing, my usb port doesn't work with peripherals or usb debugging, did you ever get otg to work with the latest twrp:

([RECOVERY][UNOFFICIAL]TWRP 3.2.1-0 [Galaxy View WIFI])

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-view/development/recovery-twrp-3-0-2-0-t3473059

at least i think that's the latest twrp? if not did you reinstall using an earlier twrp that makes otg functional? if so, which twrp version is it? thanks very much!

EDIT: i just noticed that [MENTION=221356]Deadman[/MENTION]96835 posted the following in his twrp thread:

I have updated op with a new twrp that fixes mtp and otg as well as updates it to the latest twrp version so oreo rom zips can be flashed.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76344671&postcount=52

so i guess it should work? what did i do wrong?

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booted into twrp to flash #supersu (which flashed successfully and i'm now rooted), and noticed the usb port came alive while i was in twrp, i could see my view from my pc again... but this was short-lived, as soon as i rebooted into lineage the usb port went dead again, my pc can't see it and connected peripherals don't work.... is there a setting i'm missing? is there a way to do the whole process over again (install lineage and gaaps) that will make the usb port work?
[Galaxy View Android Development] DarkSilentSC:
Does your tablet charge? Some people say the charging is not working.
[Galaxy View Android Development] NoBull73:
First of all, thank you for the great work for the ROM update of the Galaxy View! Unfortunately, I also have the problem that the Galaxy View does not charge during operation. It only charges when switched off or in TWRP. A restart is then only via the download mode, otherwise the tablet stops responding.
[Galaxy View Android Development] blackric:
I also wanted to chime in and thank OP for his hard work. Was able to install it on mine without a hitch however I cannot charge it as reported by other. Only way it works for me is when I power it down. Hopefully it gets fixed in a future update. Thanks!!
[Galaxy View Android Development] aeneas1:
not sure if you're asking me, but if you are i don't know if it charged after installing lineageos 15.1, never checked it out, because once i realized that i couldn't get the micro usb to work at all (peripherals, debugging, connecting to pc), i decided to just restore the original stock backup that i made using twrp (before i installed lineage) - the restore process went perfectly and my galaxy was returned to the exact same state it was in before i installed lineage... even if the usb port worked with the lineage install, i'm not sure i would have kept it because boots and restarts were very slow compared to stock, the gui interface didn't seem as snappy as stock, i didn't like the bottom control size/positioning, they often interfered with what was displayed on the screen, and the display and font sizing needed a lot of adjusting for my needs, which would have taken a lot of time, instead of being spot like the stock.

anyway, i very much appreciate the time and expertise folks like deadman put into these roms, in fact i'm in awe of these guys, who are able to do this kind of coding, who understand this kind of coding, but this rom just didn't work out for me.
[Galaxy View Android Development] s13igh:
I Have TWRP 3.0.2-1, odin wouldn't do 3.2.1-0 just hung there and when i try to install 3.2.1-0 through the recovery the touch becomes inoperable. i have installed this OS (LineageOS 15.1) through 3.0.2-1 and can confirm it will not charge when booted, think it doesn't deplete though when plugged in....... so close to perfect. I have however been able to use the OS and its a Gem, ace work!

**Update, after turning the device off to charge then back on, OS touch screen not responding either.

OTG seems to not work eithr
[Galaxy View Android Development] mrbogusbaxter:
Hopes one day the ATT version can join in and play....
[Galaxy View Android Development] blackric:
I hope deadman does another update, itching to give it another refresh. :D
[Galaxy View Android Development] alphakp295:
It was working correctly for a day, then after reatart it shows “custom binary blocked by FRP Lock.” How should I bypass frp lock?
[Galaxy View Android Development] Fastgate:
The 3.5mm headphone don't work.

No Audio...

After 3 -5 restarts the Touch work...
[Galaxy View Android Development] ben95870:
Confirmed: no signal on headphone jack......
[Galaxy View Android Development] 10neke:
unresponsive to touch

I have the same problem, as soon as I shut down the tablet and restart it, the touchscreen is unresponsive and I have to re-flash TWRP again.

Seems there is no solution as yet. Too bad. When I had it up and running it worked a treat but now it just sits there not moving at all. :(
[Galaxy View Android Development] envious1:
So what’s going on with this guys any update ? I don’t want to install something that will stop working? So happy to see it’s still being worked out but updates on what’s progressing are slow
[Galaxy View Android Development] deadman96385:
No need to reflash sometimes the touchscreen doesn't initalize properly and it requires a few reboots to make it work properly. Haven't found a fix yet

I haven't ever used the 3.5mm jack I'll see what the issue is on that

I have been working on some other devices, I got this one into a state that I can now use it on lineage as a daily driver for my use case. I'll be revisiting it soon to try and iron out the rest of the bugs. As much as I like this device its userbase is small so it's not normally high on my todo list.
[Galaxy View Android Development] silly2willy:
I can hardly wait for an update :)

view user base may be small but here we are
[Galaxy View Android Development] pennj043:
Thanks, deadman. You're doing a major service to all of us wanting to do more with our tablets. I've been following this thread from the very beginning looking for updates. I know we're a small user base, but we're passionate about our unique tablet, so if we were able to see this go official, it'd be an amazing feat, especially since going official would mean that we could get OTA updates instead of having to manually flash them, and we would know we made a good investment in purchasing our tablet. I want to try this on mine, but I'm also very hesitant to do it while there are still hardware issues.
[Galaxy View Android Development] alphakp295:
does anyone have stock firmware? I need to install stock firmware, but after installing what I had, the tablet is rebooting itself as soon as initial setup page shows up.
[Galaxy View Android Development] alphakp295:
can you share the original backup? for some reason, my device loops during initial setup when I flash back.
[Galaxy View Android Development] aeneas1:
i used the T670UEU2APJ1 zip file found at the samsung site:

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-view/SM-T670/

the downloaded zip name is:

T670UEU2APJ1_T670OXX2APL1_BTU.zip
[Galaxy View Android Development] pennj043:
I just use the Samsung Smart Switch utility. It's primarily marketed to transfer your data from one device to another, but it also has a recovery mode which downloads the most recent Samsung-provided firmware and resets everything to stock.
[Galaxy View Android Development] alphakp295:
Thank you. Got it downloaded and installed.

However, I am having an issue where I get boot loop right after initial setup screen pops up. I guess it's not the rom...

Anyone knows how to fix that? Greatly appreciate your assistance.
[Galaxy View Android Development] boinep:
Hey guys, need some newbie help with my View.

Trying to sideload the zip for LineageOS, everything seems to be running fine, I think update finishes, then it reboots (no option to return to Recovery) and Im back at stock Samsung interface....

Recovery is running ok. ADB commands seems fine too... Tried different cables...

Any advice?
[Galaxy View Android Development] deadman96385:
Update

So I have gotten the headphone jack working, as well as started work on supporting SM-T677. I am still trying to figure out what in the kernel is causing the touchscreen to sometimes not work. I have a few good leads that I will test in the coming days.
[Galaxy View Android Development] rocurs:
Thank you so much for your continued support deadman96385!! Can't wait for the next release
[Galaxy View Android Development] envious1:
youre the best Im still waiting to install this on my view as we use it everyday as our main entertainment option for the kitchen. hopefully youll have a fully stable release soon so I can update my VIEW.

thanks again for not quitting on this device.

envious1
[Galaxy View Android Development] envious1:
any updates ?
[Galaxy View Android Development] envious1:
will there be an update to fix the charging issue?
[Galaxy View Android Development] intikmbs:
I can not use the keyboard after installation
[Galaxy View Android Development] envious1:
you need to download the right gapps. I downloaded the nano one and same thing no keyboard. download the full or stock.
[Galaxy View Android Development] XDAcelt:
I seem to be screwed and I need some advice. (Maybe working, see update below)

-I finished installing the ROM. Everything went well.

-I plugged in the charger and, as reported by others, the View wouldn't charge.

-I turned it off and it began charging.

-Next morning, I turned it on. It was fully charged but the touch screen won't respond.

-Having read the forum thread, I've heard I need to reboot it several times for the screen to respond.

-I try to turn it off, but I can't because the touch screen won't respond.

-Holding the power button only shows me the onscreen buttons to reboot or power off, which I can't touch.

-I decide that I should either reinstall the ROM or just revert to the original. This requires recovery mode.

-I can't boot into recovery mode because I can't turn it off.

-I decide I should force it to boot into recovery mode by using ADB ("adb reboot recovery")

-I try connecting it to my PC, but the USB port on the View isn't working. It worked the night before.

-So, I can't turn the View off, the touch screen doesn't work and the USB doesn't work.

-The View has a full charge and only stays on for a few seconds.

-I'm not sure if it will ever lose charge and shut down. If it does, I would guess it would take weeks?

Am I correct that I have to break into the back of my View and unscrew those tape connectors to my battery to force a power down?

UPDATE: I was able to reset by holding the Power and Volume Down buttons. It immediately rebooted and the touch screen is working on reboot.
[Galaxy View Android Development] ben95870:
Power+ volumen down shuts it down for me
[Galaxy View Android Development] ben95870:
Any updates, deadman?
[Galaxy View Android Development] 10neke:
still dead

UPDATE: I was able to reset by holding the Power and Volume Down buttons. It immediately rebooted and the touch screen is working on reboot.[/QUOTE]

Not, nothing worked so in the end I did a factory reset and all is back to the old samsung set up.

This one device of my many Samsung devices will stay unrooted.

greetings 10neke
[Galaxy View Android Development] sbornoe:
I think we are more and more peoples getting the View for different usage, I also want to only have the portrait mode.

I am still sitting on the sideline, and waiting if someone smarter than me will make it happened.

I never rooted an android or any phone before, but I am willing to try on the view to get Portrait mode if I can.

I will donate for sure...
[Galaxy View Android Development] antiwesley:
Happy to report that the install went beautifully following the instructions provided.

Yes, the camera doesn't work, I haven't tried the headphone jack, and I have to try charging, but it's working wonders for me.

Very fast boot, just don't restore previous apps, as it will load all the stuff you wanted to probably get rid of in the first place.

I didn't have to sideload Netflix, and any problems I had were already extant on the tablet before the upgrade. :)

Thanks!

EDIT: I must unhappily report that I too have the charging issue. :(

EDIT 2: After a night shut off to charge, it gained 5%. I also had no functionality in the touchscreen after boot, and none after 2 reboots. I love having 8.1, but until these big bugs are fixed, I'll just have to go back to stock and at least enjoy root access. :(
[Galaxy View Android Development] kudoz83:
Any further news [MENTION=4222965]deadman96385[/MENTION] ?
[Galaxy View Android Development] silly2willy:
seems this development has been abandoned
[Galaxy View Android Development] ben95870:
Any updates deadman?
[Galaxy View Android Development] jordanobob:
Man, was really hoping this one would work out.

Is the best current alternate solution LineageOS 13.0?
[Galaxy View Android Development] JCordero31:
He has moved on to the Galaxy View 2....sorry guys our beloved tablet is EOL
[Galaxy View Android Development] deadman96385:
I don't own the view 2, just got its firmware in case others want it. Currently, I don't have tons of time and too many projects to work on. The major holdup with the gview is I can't get the battery and charger drivers to be selected as the default for android. Which is why it doesn't charge or display the battery properly on custom android.
[Galaxy View Android Development] benraines:
Is it okay to update TWRP app in Google Play store..

The rom seems to be working fine so far..

Thanks
[Galaxy View Android Development] spoet:
Issues to resolve

After going around the remaining problems, I think the power issue is caused by missing functionality or properties in the bq24773 driver. The View seems to be the only samsung device using this driver so it has not been updated since. I have not found any devices using this charger on android over 5.1.1 and manufacturer does not provide drivers.

I think unless someone knowledgeable enough to modernize the charger driver, we may not see progress on this.
[Galaxy View Android Development] Altomb:
Hi deadman,

I do not know if youare still warching this thread. While looking and messing with the source of the kernel, I noticed the current kernel in the common 15.1 tree in the exyos7580 is dropping the CONFIG_INBATTERY option because the Kconfig was modified to require CONFIG_BATTERY_SAMSUNG (sec_samsung). However, the Galaxy View is using CONFIG_SMART_BATTERY. Do you think this might be the source of problems with the current build?
[Galaxy View Android Development] deadman96385:
That is a good find, i am going to test it out shortly.

Not going to happen the micro usb port is not wired properly to provide power to the battery.
[Galaxy View Android Development] moneybanks14:
I have just picked up one of these devices today but it is on 5.1.1, does this method still work, I am wanting xbox streaming on it but the app needs 6.0 minimum.
[Galaxy View Android Development] waltherdaniels:
Just a little more encouragement...

Been watching this thread for years (?!) now.

I love my Galaxy View and am hoping to see one last update.

Really, really, want to see if I can get Stadia up and running on it!

Hopefully, Altomb's find resolves the issues! :fingers-crossed:

[MENTION=11109853]Altomb[/MENTION] I second these sentiments.
[Galaxy View Android Development] waltherdaniels:
Have you had a chance to test it out?

Any chance of rolling out an update?

The world is on fire, so I understand if you haven't.

Also, you're ruining my reputation as a lurker!
[Galaxy View Android Development] waltherdaniels:
Well, what I was referring to was this quote...

... which deadman said was a good catch. So, since the only thing that has held me back from installing Lineage on the View is the charging bugs. I was and still am hopeful.

Yes, I've owned this tablet forever. I use it daily, it's basically my TV, and it's still going strong. It isn't a need for me, but there are somethings I would like to do that require Android 6; Specifically I'd love to use Fender Play (it's stuck on an old version), Stadia, and a couple updates to music apps.

The View has such a small user base that I wouldn't blame deadman for dropping it, but since he said he'd try it, I've been curious.
[Galaxy View Android Development] deadman96385:
Sorry for the long delay, I forgot to be honest. Sadly the change did not fix it. Spent about 5 hours iterating through some more possible fixes for charging with no success.

Edit: Well the next day after working on it some more charging is now working :)
[Galaxy View Android Development] deadman96385:
New build added to OP

2/14/2021

Jan 2021 security patch level

Charging/battery issues fixed

Google setup wizard now stays in landscape

Lots of under the hood changes inherited from other 7580 devices.

There is some audio distortion that i will look into as well

Samsung was directly the cause for the battery/charging issues, in their released kernel source they did not include the proper charger/battery dts. They had it use the lte variant's which is diffrent to the wifi one.

dtb: Fix gvwifi battery dts include · deadman96385/android_kernel_samsung_gvwifi@2f20f6a

Fixes all charging/battery issues Change-Id: I53535d872275df2c6cebf9aceac6545c920c6610

github.com
[Galaxy View Android Development] ERRASoft:
Wow am excited about your work, thank you.

But for me the USB-to-go doesn't work too bad

Are there any others who have this problem?

Greetings from Cologne Germany
[Galaxy View Android Development] darkstarmike777:
Can you see why Geforce Now causes the entire tablet to lockup and reboot?

On the older 2018 built it worked but even when I wipe the tablet's storage and install your 2021 build from scratch, it gets to loading or even shows the initial game screen then the whole tablet locks up and force reboots.

It's reproducible over and over but did the video driver change much between the 2018 and 2021 build of 8.1?
[Galaxy View Android Development] darkstarmike777:
If it's too hard don't worry about it, but I did a complete reformat and reinstall of the 2018 firmware and it works fine with Geforce Now, the other thing that is odd is the sound is much deeper in the 2018 build as well, when I switched to the 2021 build the sound would crackle and cut out
[Galaxy View Android Development] XDAcelt:
Thank you, deadman for your continued work on this ROM. It's been a while since I checked in and was so happy to see that you've fixed the charging bug.

Can anyone please tell me how bad the sound distortion is with the new ROM? Does it affect everything, or just certain applications? The sound on the View is typically great, so I REALLY want the newer version of android because so many apps have left me behind and aren't supporting older versions of android, but it's really gonna hurt to lose the sound. Any information will be greatly appreciated. If no one knows, I might just go for it and will report back here with anything I learn.

Thanks again, deadman!
[Galaxy View Android Development] darkstarmike777:
I noticed a big difference between the new rom and the old rom, it's like it stalled mid sound and came back and the deeper sounds were lost compared to the previous 2018 build. If your upgrading from a previous version of android then maybe try the previous build first

The current build and the new build are the same version of android except for security fixes and like he said fixing the charging bug so it won't make a difference for app compatibility
[Galaxy View Android Development] XDAcelt:
Thank you so much for your fast reply.

I tried the version with the charging bug, and it was unusable for me.

The sound bug, with the way you're describing it, also sounds unusable for me. I wonder if there's a sound app I could download that would essentially replace the onboard default sound?
[Galaxy View Android Development] Altomb:
Hey @deadman96385 ,

I was wondering if your lastest gvwifi firmware is using the current git device tree. I noticed there does not seem to be any references in that device tree to the firmware for the camera.