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[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] aserraric:
I updated to the nightly from the unofficial 18.1-build without wiping data, and it works beautifully.

FWIW, I no longer recommend the previous way I installed Magisk. Here's what I recommend now:

- Uninstall Magisk (if installed the old way)

- Have TWRP installed

- Download v22 (or latest) of the Magisk.apk (https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases)

- Download the latest TWRP image (https://eu.dl.twrp.me/gts4lv/)

- Copy both files to the device

- Install Magisk apk

- Open Magisk, select "Install", "Recovery Method", "Patch file"

- Select the TWRP .img file, remember where the patched file is placed

- Reboot to recovery

- Select "Install image"

- Select the patched image and install to recovery

- Reboot

- Done!

This way, Magisk doesn't need to be uninstalled when updating the ROM. But remember to ONLY update Magisk from the app! Also, remember to patch any update to TWRP before installing it, or you will lose Magisk!

The Magisk installation instructions mentioned that you need to press the recovery key combo until the splash screen shows to activate Magisk on a cold boot, but I found that it is always active.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] z00man:
I updated successfully mine also from unofficial to official without wiping data, and actually easier way:

1. from magisk selected uninstall button and you get two options, complete uninstall or restore images -> select restore images

2. after booting up reboot to twrp and install los rom and magisk.zip sequentially and reboot

3. after restart start magisk and let it do the thing - old magisk packages remained
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] z00man:
Damn..messed up with LuisKERNEL and headed up multiple failing system re-installations and because cant wifi working anymore..is it maybe because of flashing luiskernel..how can i undo it?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
Just flash Lineage 18.1 again and it will replace that kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] starbright_:
Did you do that via the internal Updater or TWRP?

Anything to take care of?

Which version if Magisk/TWRP did run while you update?

Other way asked: is an update of TWRP or Magisk needed before?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Quietsch:
at first download magisk22.apk

rename magisk22.apk to magisk22.zip

in Twrp dirty flash:

Lineage18.zip

gapps if you want

magisk22.zip

that works for me
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] starbright_:
I do have TWRP 3.4 (encrypted data) and official 17.1.

Magisk is updated out of its own to 22.0 alread.

Isn't for R/18 3.5 required?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] t3chg33k:
You don’t need to rename the apk to zip as TWRP flashes the zip directly as mentioned in the Magisk 22 release notes.

On another note, I had the Apr 1 release installed with Magisk 22. On updating to the latest release from the inbuilt updated, I kept getting the warning that SELinux is disabled and the system kept freezing a minute or two after log in.

I uninstalled Magisk thinking it is causing an issue but since then I am rebooting to TWRP and dirty flashing the old build is not helpful. Guess the data partition is corrupt now. Not sure what the proper process for updating the nightly is with Magisk installed.

Edit: After a fresh format, the update worked fine. Guess I am better off not using Magisk as I don’t need root much.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Geoz:
Does the advanced boot menu works for you guys?. Nothing happens when checked, or any ideas to get advanced boot menu?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] starbright_:
Coming from LOS17 I updated to Magisk 22 and TWRP 3.5 first. That seems to me a good starting point.

But dirty Update to LOS18.1 fails - it stucks in LOS logo.

I could revert to TWRP 3.4. But I couldn't get my Backup running. (Backup is created with 3.4)

I backuped Boot/Recovery/System/Data ... but it just bootloops after that. What is going wrong?

Did I miss something during update? Do I have to recover other partitions too that might be tainted by the LOS update?

(My data partion was encrpyted - maybe that is the problem? But decryption via TWRP seems to work)

I would really like to recover my data partition.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] dimon222:
If you used gapps, you need to flash gapps compatible with Android 11.

One of such:

MindTheGapps (didn't work for me) - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=322935

FlameGapps - https://xdaforums.com/t/gapps-arm64-flamegapps-for-android-9-0-10-0-11-0.4020917/

NickGapps - https://xdaforums.com/t/arm64-gapps-android-11-nikgapps-4th-apr-2021.3915866/
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] starbright_:
No, I have no gapps, just microG instead of it.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Geoz:
I had the same experience yesterday and tried everything but couldn't get it boot pass recovery till formatting data. I'll stay away from magisk for now.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Quietsch:
had the same problems on my S5E and Tab S6 on Android11 until i renamed the Magisk22.apk to zip and flashed it in TWRP. Give it a try.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] phocriab:
I had the same problem (stuck in LOS logo). I restored a LOS 17.1 backup and TWRP 3.4, then disabled all Magisk modules and (dirty) upgraded to TWRP 3.5 an LOS 18.1.!

Enabling Riru in 18.1 gave me a bootloop, so I had to do the procedure twice.

;-)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] calcmandan:
I was running stock android with as few running google services as possible. My s5e is used primarily for email, flight planning/navigation, and newpipe. On a flight last friday, I killed my noroot software firewall inadvertently and forgot to relaunch it. Once home, it connected to wifi automatically and, while making dinner, it fetched a patch from samsung. up **** creek I was. After a few delays, and a few failed attempts to remove the downloaded package, it applied itself while I was sleeping.

The update broke my noroot firewall, and my electronic flight book kept crashing midflight. it wasn't so urgent that relaunching it instantly worked fine. problem was, my primary app was crashing.

I tried to revert android to the stock version to no avail. i flashed the device to factory and began installing my apps. out of habit, i installed the software firewall before connecting to wifi. this time, however, it appeared impossible to make it work again.

it was a decision to wipe the OS and try an alternate rom, which led me to here. i spent the better part of this morning getting lineage installed and I have to say how impressed I am with it. everything just works!!! no google services! no spying built-in apps. I'm so happy.

my EFB works better now than ever before. it's quick, picks up my gps location better than ever before. i just regret it took me this long to get going with custom roms. i'm here to stay brothers.

Special thanks to luk1337 on freenode for his patient help
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] akki42:
Does anybody know why the latest build on May 8th failed?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
Infra issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] execrable:
Hello !

I tried to install the latest LineageOS-Image 18.1 on my S5e LTE (gts4lv).

With TWRP sideload i got the message :

"Comparing TZ version: XF.5.0.2-00155 to XF.5.0.2-00229

Comparing TZ version: XF.5.0.2-315709-9 to XF.5.0.2-00229"

"ERROR: This package requires firmware from Android 10 based stock ROM build."

On "default" sideload i got the message (vbmeta)

"E: Signature verification failed

E:error: 21"

Here some infos about my device.

Android Version: 11

Basisbandversion: T725XXU2DUCA

Buildnumber: RP1A.200720.012.T725XXU2DUD7

Provider Softwareversion: SAOMC_SM-T725_OXM_DBT_RR_003

DBT/DBT/

Why i could not install the current LineageOS ?

Somebody knows the solution ? ... i am really tired ... :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] heffeque:
Thinking of getting this tablet (2nd hand) and putting LineageOS into it.

How's Widevine L1 support? Is it lost when installing LineageOS 18.1?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
No, L1 is still available. Netflix works in FHD.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] execrable:
Ok, i believe i understand the situation.

Android 11 for gts4lv was published on 1 May 2021 and current ROM, TWRP and vbmeta doesn't support this version ?!

However, i have to downgrade at the moment... correct ?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] heffeque:
Darn... same situation here.

Bought the thing second hand, which already had stock Samsung Android 11 on it, went to the wiki and started going down to business.

I hadn't read your comment, and the wiki doesn't explain that a certain ROM has to be present before following the installation instructions (which, seeing the result, seems like something quite important to mention, so I'm a bit puzzled about why it's not there), so I went ahead and followed said steps and got the same "Android 10 needed" error.

Not sure what to do now, as there are no instructions regarding what to do if that step fails (shrug).
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] heffeque:
So... long story short. I managed to install 18.1

I first had to go back to stock Android 10 (search for "odin" and "samfw", get the latest Android 10 firmware that fits your device, and follow the web pages instructions).

After that I had to re-lock the bootloader, and then re-unlock it (at least that's the only way I could get Odin to load files again).

I then started the wiki's steps for installing 18.1, and voilà!

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] execrable:
I flashed for my SM-T725 with CSC DBT the firmware T725XXS2CUA2

It works for me!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] z00man:
Any idea why device not boot twrp automatically as earlier to update rom? I use internal updater..its just rebooting back to system..Have to shutdown, and manually boot to twrp, then its updating it automatically!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] aserraric:
The latest weekly requires a Android 11 stock ROM base.

Can someone provide the Bootloader and Modem files for Odin, like @LuK1337 did for the T720 here?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] LuK1337:
My GitHub actions already handle T725 ( not T725C, N, etc ).
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] heffeque:
Same error you had. Last update worked OK, not this week's.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] aserraric:
So https://github.com/luk1337/gts4lv-fw/releases/tag/T725XXU2DUD3 would be suitable for flashing the Android11 Bootloader and Modem via Odin? Without wiping LOS?

The filesize for AP looks off (10KB vs. 6MB for the T720)

Edit: I downloaded both releases, and for T725 the AP-file is empty, and the modem is in CP? Is that really how it should be?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] aserraric:
So I went and flashed those files through Odin, and then updated to the 05-29 nightly.

That went well, however, now I don't have any sound, and all my sensors (proximity, light, accelerometer etc) aren't working.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Morpheuspt:
Guess i'll stay put in the previous update, until you guys discover a way to make that work.

Great ROM by the way, love it.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
What is there to discover? New builds now require Android 11 firmware, simple.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] aserraric:
I had to do a full wipe and reinstall to get sound and sensors back. Not sure what that was.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] lapora:
I have the 2021-05-22 version after that i can't update via twrp what to do? i have to wipe?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] aserraric:
You need to use Odin to flash the files found here: https://github.com/luk1337/gts4lv-fw/releases/tag/T725XXU2DUD3

This will not wipe anything, and make the latest update work.

However, my sound stopped working after that, and I had to wipe to get it to work again. I don't know if that was a problem particular to my setup or not. I'd be interested to find out.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] kckwong:
Luk1337,

Can you also make the files for T725C?

I got the same problem failing to upgrade LOS due to firmware issue.

Many thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] lapora:
And why this happens now? i was able to update lineageos fine for some time now.

I am gonna try that at later date because now if something goes wrong i don't have time to fix it. Do you update weekly your tablet?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] heffeque:
Well... Unless the 18.1 build previous to this one (lineage_gts4lv-userdebug 11 RQ2A.210505.003 23123ab417) has magically changed my tablet to Android 10, it is concerning that the current one is not installing because of "lack of Android 11".
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] LuK1337:
I added SM-T725C/CHC, SM-T725N/KOO, SM-T727/TUR.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] kckwong:
I have just updated the latest version of lineageos. Thank you very much!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] aserraric:
The LOS builds have always required some parts of the stock ROM, especially the bootloader and modem firmware. These don't come with LOS, but are installed (in separate partitions) by either installing stock, or selectively with Odin.

LOS builds before 05-29 required those to be from a Android 10 stock ROM (some people even had to downgrade stock from 11 to 10 first to be able to install LOS).

The builds from 05-29 onward require parts from a stock Android 11 ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] lapora:
Used odin to flash the files from github then updated via twrp?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] akki42:
I am not kckwong, but succesfully updated my tablet as well:

Flashed the three files provided by Luk1337 via github with Odin, rebooted into system, and used internal updater to download new image, reboot into TWRP and update....

No probs with sensors or audio so far...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] panspectron2018:
Thanks a lot!

Flashing https://github.com/luk1337/gts4lv-fw/releases/tag/T720XXU2DUD7

Worked for me.

By the way, what is the difference between the above link and

https://github.com/luk1337/gts4lv-fw/releases/tag/T720XXU2DUD3 ?

(and does it matter, which one I use to flash)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
Have you flashed T720 firmware on a T725 device? The difference is just that the one ending with DUD7 is newer than DUD3.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] panspectron2018:
Nono, I flashed onto the T720. Works fine up to now!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
Yea, okay. But then please use the proper thread to discuss about that as it might be confusing here for the owners of S5e LTE variants.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] panspectron2018:
Ah, of course. Sorry.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] lapora:
Ok thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Wieczorkiewicz:
@LuK1337 Hi Luk, I am here asking for some help. Basically what I was wondering is the same as what people wonder about the Android 11 firmware, but my hardware is a more special case. I have got a T727A which I used the USCR4 firmware to gain the unlocked bootloader status, but the firmware is only up to Android 10 for their releases. Latest LineageOS with MicroG works but it seems that the GPS doesn't give a coordinate, but does detect lots of sat signals (meaning that it might have a failed GPS conf file). However, when I tried to flash the official LineageOS 18.1 it fails to do it because of the requirement of Android 11 firmware. None of your published firmware updates works on this hardware. Do you have any solution for this? Than you very much.

Edit: Also I tested the May 22 version. That one installs properly, but the GPS cannot get a coordinate despite the detection of many sat signals. I reverted back to US Cellular R4 ROM which has the OEM unlock option, the OEM stays unlocked. I then tested its GPS which gets a coordinate immediately upon invocation of map or testing apps. Therefore I believe that LineageOS has a general problem of GPS configuration file for T727A/U/V series which can be fixed by developer debugging. It shall be noted that T727 for North America models are much cheaper than T725's in elsewhere of world and easily obtainable in US. If needed, I may be able to contribute some effort in testing as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] lapora:
Used odin to flash then updated lineageos and everything works fine thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Wieczorkiewicz:
Can you confirm that your tablet is an LTE version or wifi only? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] lapora:
Its LTE sm-t725
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Wieczorkiewicz:
Intersting, so you used the T720 firmware and made it. Does the LTE and GPS work as expected? How about other functions especially those with sensors like accelerometer or gyroscope?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] lapora:
Maybe i linked the wrong one. I checked but i can't find the files to see which i flashed.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] heffeque:
That was my case, I had to downgrade to Android 10.

The June 12 OTA is also not working, so now what? Am I supposed to erase everything I have on 18.1 to go to Stock 11, and then put 18.1 again so that OTA updates start working again?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
Not, you just need to update to Android 11 firmware and then you can install OTA updates.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Wieczorkiewicz:
Eck, That's my hardship as replied earlier. Would you mind sharing some ideas about how to make 727 series in US work this way? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
Ah, no. The US models didn't get Android 11 yet, so I don't know.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Wieczorkiewicz:
And the second question would be: have you tested the GPS on any american models? Seems to need a different configuration profile to have it work fully. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
How would I do that? The US models are not supported, to simply put it.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Wieczorkiewicz:
Maybe I am not clear about the development mechanism or something, but I wonder how the roms are maintained and bugs are fixed. I think it's just a simple bug fix for developers to support the american models GPS. For the firmware, I can bear with the android 10 rom without updates for a few months. Can you explain how the bugs are fixed and if possible, where to report it?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
Have you ever visited our Wiki? There's a guide on how to report bugs: https://wiki.lineageos.org/how-to/bugreport. However, considering that you have an unsupported model, don't have high hopes on a resolution. I'd prefer you to continue discussion here.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] bgcngm:
You can remove version assert in the update .zip and it will allow you to install latest builds with old Android 10 firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Morpheuspt:
Wanna just take a second to thank the creator of the rom.

No bugs here, latest build, my s5e has never been better.

Thank you, please don't abandon the device.

Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Frollito:
Really guys, i cannot update from ROM dated May 22 to the latest one.

I've read that i need some android 11 stock pieces, but i just don't know now to do It or where to get them. Any help much appreciated, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Geoz:
Flash with Odin files found here https://github.com/luk1337/gts4lv-fw/releases/tag/T725XXU2DUD3
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] heffeque:
Instructions unclear.

It seems like a shorter way of saying what I said:

"Update to Android 11": my 18.1 is already running 11, so the other logical explanation is going to stock 11, which will erase my existing information.

"and then you can install OTA updates": I'm fairly sure I can't install LineageOS OTA over stock, so installing 18.1 all over again would also be needed.

Please explain if there is another way.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] Frollito:
Operation successfully completed. After having flashed all three files with Odin, i rebooted in TWRP and flashed the latest rom dated june 20th. Thanks man!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] StampYourFeet:
Hey guys,

I also have a Galaxy Tab S5e Tab LTE with Android firmware T725OXM1CTK1 and also have update problems.

So as I've read the comments above, I have to update my tablet to an older version and only then can I install the new updates. Right?

Now there is still the problem that all of my data will be lost and I have to reload it. Is there a way to get around that?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] aserraric:
No, you don't have to downgrade. All you need to do is install the three files in the zip I linked earlier with Odin (which will not cause any loss of data if done correctly), and then you can continue to update LOS normally.

It is actually all explained in the post right above yours. I'm not sure what is so confusing about it for people.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] yXorDa:
Update to Android 11 firmware worked flawless.

Appreciate your work, thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] hallucinate:
Not sure why yet but I'm getting an Odin failure right off the bat. Tried a couple different versions of odin and ensured USB debugging is on. Currently running May 17th's LOS 18.1 build.

Update: Figured it out- make sure you use the right firmware for your device (mine is a T720).
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] oneplusonepwns:
so, i am hoping i too might be able to resolve my issue. i have a sm-t727a (ATT). i used the sm-t727u (US Cellular) android 10 firmware to then be able to unlock bootloader. everything up to this point has gone without a hitch. however, now when i try to use twrp to update to lineageos 18.1 via sideload, i get the dreaded error about stock oem rom for android 11 needed. my dilemma is that sm-t727u, which i used to achieve unlocked bootloader, is stil on android 10 and they have not updated to 11. additionally, i cannot find any firmware to now revert back to sm-t727a att rom, which DOES have android 11...I have tried flashing the odin files within this thread, but they fail to load (assuming due to me having different model, sm-t727a hardware, now running as a sm-t727u r4). any recommendations / suggestions would be appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] heffeque:
Thanks. I didn't know that you could just add that with Odin without losing anything.

Very helpful!

Updated OTA without problems now.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, ] heffeque:
Could this work?

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Firmware Download SM-T727U ATT Free Download

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Firmware Download SM-T727U Free Download ⭐ Official and fast update ⭐ Max speed and free download ⭐ Best Samsung Galaxy website

samfw.com

But it does seem like there's no Android 11 available for it either...

Question: Why get an ATT specific device instead of a Global device if you were thinking on putting LineageOS in it? (just out of curiosity).