[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fountainb234:
Hey guys, this is my first post. I just bought a Samsung SM-T510 and would like to unlock all the features. I'm currently trying to follow multiple guides on how to do so. To my understanding, my best bet is lineageOs 16. I've been following https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-a/development/rom-lineageos-16-0-t3987317 alongside with https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-a/how-to/guide-unlock-twrp-root-odin-howto-t3989361 and I'm pretty confused on the method order i need to follow. What I mean is do I install rom first, TWRP, Magisk etc.?

More guides ive been following:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-a/development/recovery-twrp-3-3-1-2019-galaxy-tab-10-1-t3934805

https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445

https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#samsung-system-as-root

I see posts saying I need and don't need Multidisabler so I'm confused on what I actually need: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-a/development/sm-t510-t515-multidisabler-encryption-t3963020

Another one: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s10/samsung-galaxy-s10--s10--s10-5g-cross-device-development-exynos/g97xf-multi-disabler-encryption-t3919714

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s10/development/magisk-root-galaxy-s10-series-t3918699

I have so many tabs open currently; I know I'm missing a few important ones.

So given all that info, i think i have all the software to do this between kernels, rom, twrp, odin, magisk, multi disabler? and i think thats all.

My sm-t510 build number is T510XXU2ASK5, looking through the lineage rom guide, I click the link https://samfrew.com/model/SM-T510/ and i see different versions. I'm honestly completely confused about this file and how I'm going to use it. I understand it to be the stock rom? as in factory software? With TWRP too, the numbers don't match my current build number leaving me very confused.

Do I need to downgrade my build number (i don't know if it's even a thing just asking)?

I think i can do everything relatively easy once I have an understanding of what to do first (order of things) and the specific files for the specific steps. When I'm reading these guides, I honestly have no idea which download goes for what. For ex. going back to https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-a/development/rom-lineageos-16-0-t3987317 like what do I need to download, the build number listed in notes regarding kernel or go to the download section right below and use that? Or both and if both, how do I use them separately for there a specific purpose? I cannot find anything that makes me feel comfortable rooting/custom rom on my device. Not comfortable in terms of I don't know what I'm doing exactly. I have put days of reading into this and still, I cannot figure out how to do this. I would really appreciate it if someone could help me. This is stressing me out and I would like to get this done before Monday due to me having some serious surgery. The reason being; I won't be as fresh on everything I've read recently.

I'm sorry if this post is choppy and all over the place. I'm just exhausted and clueless at this point. If I left any info out in order for someone to help me please let me know so I can provide it.

EDIT: The TWRP file ends in build number SK1, the file lineage-16.0-20191019-UNOFFICIAL-T510XXU2ASI4.tar.md5 doesn't match the TWRP file as well as my current build number; which ends in SK5. So nothing is matching the 3 last characters in my build number across all guides besides the samfrew link.

Also, I keep seeing i need a .tar TWRP file for recovery (?) but when I unzip both files are .img (named boot/recovery)