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[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] smedlytonker:
Trying to install TWRP for the purpose of making backup of stock Android data partition on my SM-T500. However, using the instructions above leads to a boot loop that returns me to the recovery partition (TWRP).

Steps that I have done:

Upgraded to latest stock firmware for my device (SM-T500_1_20220124224743_e9izxstv6g_fac.zip downloaded with Frija). I used the following steps from above:

Put tablet into Odin Download Mode

Flash Blank vbmeta via Userdata

Flash Odin Flashable Tar via AP

After flashing both files I entered the recovery image by turning off the device (holding down 'on-key' with 'volume down'). After the device was off, I then held in the 'on-key' with 'volume up' to enter the recovery partition (TWRP).

I normally would format to clear disk encryption and then installing the multi disabler, but I skipped it this time to see if this was causing me a problem.

Any ideas on why my device is stuck booting to TWRP?

*Updated

Switched to SkyHawk recovery and this fixed all my problems.

https://xdaforums.com/t/recovery-gta4lwifi-sm-t500-sky-hawk-recovery-project-3-1-01-06-2022.4384921/
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] torekiki:
hi,

I correctly install TWRP but when I flash GSI image (pixelexperience or Phhusson) get this error:

error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 726586984 is not a multiple of the block size 4096....
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
alright im returning to this now so i tried with the BUJ1 and no luck whatsoever....
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Arno_Nuehm:
Is this recovery working with the SM-T505 (LTE edition)?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] samgell:
Long time lurker here. I understand the prerequisite is BUJ1 Firmware. Just want to know if TWRP 3.6.0 also works with the latest firmware T500XXU3BVA4. If not what are my options?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] paziusss:
It should work without any problem. There's no prerequisite on BUJ1 at all :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] droidzer1:
To get TWRP to backup data use this method below to make it decrypted so TWRP can successfully backup your data:

1- Boot TWRP

2- format data

3- install multidisabler with TWRP

4- IMPORTANT: then boot straight to download mode from TWRP and flash blank vbmeta to userdata with Odin - no need to flash anything else

5- reboot and go thru setup again

6- reboot to TWRP

7- backup data - enjoy

I didn't see these particular directions anywhere else for this tablet and ended up with an unbootable tablet after formatting data in Skyhawk and installing multidisabler. I assume I would have had the same problem with TWRP - the key part I missed was to boot right after step 3 above into Download mode and reflash a blank vbmeta file with Odin.

Otherwise you end up with this rather disturbing error: "Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed (vbmeta) Security error: This device has been flashed with unauthorized software and is locked . Call your mobile operator for addiitional support. Please note that repair/return for this issue may have additional cost."
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
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hi! ive been trying to do anything and this just doesnt show up on adb or fastboot what do i do?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] lewmur:
Samsung doesn't have fastboot. You have to use Odin to get TWRP. Some versions of TWRP include fastboot so you can use it for installing GSI ROMs, but, as I said, you have to use Odin or Heimdall to get TWRP.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
but for installing a GSI i need fastboot and this TWRP offers fastboot soo yeah
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
yup tried BUJ1 and it looks like its not showing the device on fastboot...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
sorry for not being comprehensive.. so ive installed twrp and it works fine but the matter is when i enter the fastboot mode included in this twrp build it doesnt appear in fastboot and yes i have the latest adb with fastboot
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] lewmur:
Only thing that comes to mind is the cable. I'm assuming it is the same one you used for Odin? What is the result of "adb devices"?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] mystifuzz:
There is a fix and that is a driver for it, search up something like "fastboot not detected fix" on YouTube where the solution is to install a driver. 😁
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
it appears fine in ADB but in fastboot it doesnt
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
i actually fixed it by installing a driver in the other available updates tab in win update
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
alright it works but now the problem is when i try to do the kernel change twrp freezes and it starts again

edit: it now doesnt crash but it puts an error ¨Error installing zip file ´/external_sd/SM-T500-GSI-kernel.zip´¨ what do i do?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] mystifuzz:
What TWRP do you use?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
Hi, sorry for the late response I managed it to boot but now the problem is that the brightness fix doesn't work
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
Oh yeah and I'm using Andy Yan's Lineage OS GSI build
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] mystifuzz:
Is it VNDKLITE or not?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
Yup its vndklite
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] mystifuzz:
Aight, did you use the brightness fix zip or the .sh script? The zip one doesn't work, the .sh script can be found here: https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-sm-t500-samsung-galaxy-tab-a7-10-4-2020-lineageos-18-1.4295985/ (If you did use the zip then try this script, it should work and there is a tutorial in that post)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] craaziik:
wait i tried the fix and it still doesnt work... weeeird
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] mystifuzz:
I am out of ideas, then.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Hausemaster:
Would you be also able to make a kernel and twrp after this device gets Android 12 from Samsung?

As, us folks on SM-T505 were able to install and use a GSI in the first place with magisk, by using your kernel zip and twrp for the SM-T500, being for a different device didn't break anything and provided the fixes to mtp and other stuff, so yeah, please consider this to be a "feature" request for the future from us (users of SM-T500 and SM-T505).
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Jim in CA:
I have a working GSI version of Lineage 19.1 on my SM-T500 using this thread:

[ROM][SM-T500] Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020) - LineageOS 19.1 (and TWRP 3.6.1)

Hello world, I have successfully built LineageOS 19.1 with Gapps for the SM-T500 (Tab A7 10.4 2020) using Andy Yan's LOS GSIs. Lineage is current as of 3/24/2022. I have also compiled TWRP version 3.6.1, based on Android 11 (previous release...

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However that version of TWRP would always boot back into TWRP unless you used his exit_twrp command. So I decided to install the version of TWRP in this thread. It seems to work fine. It boots into System as desired.

My issue, which is a minor one, is that each time I boot back into TWRP it goes back to the default brightness level in TWRP with the screen timeout box checked. It also does not retain the date/time setting used in the past session. The time and date is wrong. The date is an issue because of the default backup file name date code is always the same. Is this typical or am I missing something? Any suggestions?

(Both versions of TWRP had this issue.)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Hausemaster:
Unless FBE is disabled, this behaviour is typical behaviour

FBE- File based encryption
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] elswerky:
Any twrp for LTE variant sm-t505N ?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Primokorn:
I'm on the latest Global Miui version at the moment.

Sorry but the product.img file is not clear to me. As far as I understand it has to be flashed after installing TWRP and before the GSI.

Where should I put the file in Odin?

Thank you.

EDIT: gotcha, it has to be flashed from the fastboot mode of TWRP:

fastboot flash product product.img
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Primokorn:
I flashed the vbmeta disabler. The tablet rebooted and I had a warning saying that the device couldn't boot because only official binairies are allowed...

I hold Vol down and Vol up to boot to download mode and I tried to flash the recobery.tar.

I have an errror FAIL! (Auth)

What's the problem?

Red warning: Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed (recovery)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] ragarcia87:
You have to make sure you fully boot into the stock tablet or rooted tablet (after factory reset) and make sure you connect to wifi, and then enable developer options and see the oem unlock option... otherwise when you reboot it will say the official binaries deal...
[General Questions and Answers] ryci38:
Hello. I am Ryszard and I live in Poland. I have a Fiat 500L Trekking from 2014 and I am looking for a USA to Europe conversion of a radio with a 6.5 inch VP3 interface. Plus maps and messages in European languages, I am mainly interested in the Polish language, of course. And that it would be possible to set European radio stations. Maybe someone could help me.
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] farhansaeeddnp3021:
i try to lock my bootloader but now getting this error (the current image(boot/recovery) have been destroyed nord 2) and unable to boot. I try to go into fastboot mode but faatboot key combination is not working. Is there any solution?
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] pankspoo:
https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-solve-boot-img-corrupt-and-camera-finger-print-fc.4366975/
[Touch GSM General] josico:
Hi,

I've searched the forums and couldn't really find a solution. I wanted to send and receive Chinese text for SMS. Is there any way that I can do this? Do I require to update to another firmware or do I just need to install some sort of software? Thanks.
[Touch GSM General] josico:
I should add that I am subscribed to CE-Star and tried the methods as suggested in this thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=332554) and they both don't work.

I CAN see and write text on HTML pages (like facebook updates), email etc, however, just when I use the same method to write a SMS message, it becomes a underscore line (something like _______________) where the chinese characters should be.

A friend of mine with a chinese OS Nokia phone is able to send me the chinese SMS text and I can read it fine, so I assume that it isn't a network issue?

Thanks again!
[Google Pixel 6] ibrahim52:
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[Samsung Gear S3] omricn:
Hi friends,

So last week I decided to replace the battery in my Gear S3 classic, purchased a new battery from AliExpress, opened the watch according to YouTube tutorials, all went just fine. After I finished replacing the battery, tried to turn it on and nothing.. I put it on the charger and it shows a red LED, and after a minute or so it starts blinking red. The watch itself shows some strange green flickering artifacts while it's on the charger but that's about it. Tried the original battery, same :( is it totally dead?..

Feels like I might have accidentally shortened the mother board maybe?
[Samsung Gear S3] blackhawk:
Well if you know you accidentally shorted the mobo when it was powered and it's not working, it's likely damaged.

Try another cable and use a known good brick. Cables don't always fail completely and may appear to be working when they are not.

Allow to charge for 8 hours, try again.

You can try pulling the battery and reinserting it, hard reset.

Mobos can also be damaged by ESD, so static charge control is important. At the very least wear cotton cloths and raise room humidity to at least 50%. Work on a bare wood surface. A earth grounded ESD mat and wrist strap are preferable though.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] Deleted member 11913111:
After the fiasco of debloating so much my battery was permanently on energy saving mode and my GPS wasn't working correctly with some apps i decided to reset from factory and try again. Does anyone know more or less which apks are entirely non essential, spyware, bloat, or google stuff that can be removed?
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] blackhawk:
FB, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, etc are all trashware and major privacy threats.

If you insist on using them do so by browser login only.

Use Karma Firewall to lock apps down so they can't connect with the internet.

I prefer to use a package disabler as you can make changes on the fly, use it for troubleshooting and completely clear system app data with no nulls left behind.

Dependencies... many apks rely on other apks to be fully functional. Names can be misleading.

Many of the Samsung apks just sit there and do nothing unless called upon. Many smaller ones are used to modify the UI and will cripple it if removed.

I disable all cloud apks especially Google backup Transport (I don't use it for backup). I normally keep Google play Services disabled unless needed for Gmail or Playstore

Playstore disabled unless needed.

All OTA updates are always disabled to avoid rude surprises.

Bixby never runs. All MS junk never runs.

Google Firebase, all carrier, Samsung and app feedback disabled.

I have about 80 packages always disabled and about 7 that are sometimes used which include "problem" apps on my N10+'s. I have one running on Android 9, one on 10. Both are package disabled profiles are almost identical.

The Android 10 variant has over 100 more apks than the 9 variant, many of these are all essential system apks the modify the UI so it's compatible with Android 10. The result is both devices look and behave almost identically. Samsung went to a lot of trouble to make Android 10 functional, don't undermine this by blinding disabling apks as the results will be less than optimum🤣

What's also interesting is the Android 10 variant gets near the same or better battery life as the 9 variant. Those additional Samsung system apps impact on battery life are not perceivable.

Play with it, each device, user needs and setup are unique. One size does not fit all. You need to learn what's best for you on that particular variant. Fun times...
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] Deleted member 11913111:
The easy stuff to remove are those bloat crap, its the other background stuff that worries me, THAT is the stuff that you never know how important it is or it could be some background data collection i wanna get rid of. I removed all google services and some apps didn't want to update anymore (did some just use google services even without an account to update?)

From what i understand Bixby is security related, and a lot of it is required to keep the device functioning, however i never used its features and i believe them to be somewhat privacy intruding, same with find my devices and such. That's why any help on a list would be appreciated.

I dont suppose you would also happen to know what's a good browser for the phone? i was using Firefox then DuckDuckGo then Brave but from my understanding there's little difference between them.

At least now i learnt my lesson, next time im just buying a phone compatible with /e/OS or lineage.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] blackhawk:
What OS version are you using?

Bixby can be wiped, however Bixby Vision and Bixby Vision Framework are used with the cam to read QR codes though. You have to test to see if more of Bixby is needed for QR codes. I don't use this feature. The Bixby eula is a *****.

Knox are the Samsung security apps. They ones I can disable cause no harm, not sure if that holds true with all of them though. I do not disable knox attestation com.

Knox is a default system Administrator on stock Samsung's. No idea what disabling that will do... be careful. Samsung Pass is also a default system Administrator. I leave these alone.

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[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] Deleted member 11913111:
SM-A325M. Dunno what the M stands for, its the southamerican market one. Sadly reading QR codes is something i will have to do. Although i dont know how intrusive or concerning Bixby might be regarding privacy. I know that Knox is all just security related but i always enjoyed to remove the features i wasn't gonna use. Sadly the harder parts to remove are the things that start with samsung and are necessary for some things to work.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] blackhawk:
OS version Android 9,10 or 11?

The goal is to remove only the trouble makers not damage the functionality or usability of your phone.

Even after 2 years I'm still exploring my N10+. If the feature has been arbitrary blocked you'll never know it was there and/or it may cause erratic behavior with other apps.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] Deleted member 11913111:
11. Yeah, i dont remember what you did say, its just that im a guy that really likes the simple things on a phone. Yeah im THAT kind of guy that sometimes wonders if there's an use to a phone to begin with.

To make things a lot simpler is there any way to check which apps use data or send info back to google or samsung or log my activity for example?
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] Deleted member 11913111:
Im also noticing after setting back to factory settings that the phone keeps showing me a notification to copy and paste data from the previous phone using smart switch, OR log in to google. I do not want to log in to google at all and while this notification does not prevent me from doing anything is there a way to stop the phone from constantly asking me this?
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] jamesta:
Hi guys,

Anyone know what's the best package disabler to use?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] Deleted member 11913111:
I personally use ADB.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] heinhuiz:
It is much easier to block Internet access of apps you don't trust than removing them with the risk of breaking your system. Use NetGuard if your not rooted, or AFWall if you are or need to use VPN.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] blackhawk:
this.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] scottyrick2:
appmanager.apk
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] primitive.A:
So i bought a new note 10. On the box there is a sticker over the second imei nr and the sim card tray has been modified to only allow one sim. However on the back of the phone it clearly has a sticker showing both imei nrs. I suspect the phone company install a custom rom that disables the second imei as doing the #*06# trick only shows one imei.. any advice how to get my second sim working?
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] missioner:
I got my phone from Vodacom also single SIM. The ROM is not custom, it's simply a different kernel that is used on the single SIM variant. To enable the dual SIM the kernel needs to be replaced with the Global/international version that has dual SIM enabled.

The solution to this is relatively simple and I can explain it to you in detail.

Disclaimer: You should already have some experience installing custom ROMs to do this, but if you are a noob don't panic, it not as involved as a Samsung.

First step is a bootloader unlock. Tools required is a pc/laptop and Xiaomi MiUnlock tool. There is a detailed how-to here on the forum. Make sure Find my device service is disabled. This process will reset the phone and you will lose all your data on the phone and it takes 7 days during which time you can use your phone normally just do not power it down or restart it. The phone reset only occurs when the bootloader is unlocked after 7 days. Take this time to back up anything that can't be saved by your Google or MiAccount.

Second step, install TWRP and flash the latest stable Xiaomi.eu build for our device. Dual SIM enabled, enjoy.

Last there is 2 ways to install the 2nd SIM card. 1. craft knife surgery on the SIM tray or wait for one from eBay or Alibaba.com.

Read the Xiaomi.eu thread for more info and a more detailed guide to flash the firmware.
[OnePlus 9] SeeTurtle:
Hello! I'm trying to update my OnePlus 9 from 11.2.9.9LE25AA to 11.2.10.10LE25AA using the OnePlus updater app. However it keeps saying partitions not found (shown in attached image) I was able to update it fine before. If any more info is needed I can provide! Thank you for any help in advance!
[OnePlus 9] illusiveairforce:
So before you flash, try and flash the copy-partitions.zip

ill upload here for you.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_XWj-DfiE32zqbqlBK0JXNjlJkgC1sjw/view?usp=sharing
[OnePlus 9] SeeTurtle:
Unfortunately that seemed to have no effect. Same messages still appear
[OnePlus 9] SeeTurtle:
I tried flashing 12.0.0.0 that just came out. But no luck
[Palm Treo 750] dennis.l:
I had my hands on Palm Treo 800w. It shows the date and time in large letters when the phone is locked (like some mobile phones). this done by having the text showing with the backlight off.

anyway, I like the idea of having the clock and time with the backlight off. this means I can pull the phone out and tell the time without having to turn on the phone. is there anyway of doing that on the Treo 750?
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] totofe69:
Hi everybody.

I unlocked bootloader and flashed twrp 3.5.2 nebrassy.

But when i want to flash crdroid or arrow, i have this error on screenshot.

I tried with no verify encryption but no success

Edit : i could flash arrow 11 but no gapps. I'll download again crdroid. I'll test with aex too. My 2 favorites roms. Maybe for arrow i have to flash gapps version instead of vanilla version
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Amz.7:
What about the link " N975f"?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] spthimmelving:
There is a lot of users with SM-N976N and SM-N976B as well both 10+ 5G
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] zwenchao_1989:
N976N-FUJ1-Beta1，The Korean Note10 + 5G is N976N
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] zwenchao_1989:
N971N-FUJ1-Beta1，The Korean Note10 5G is N971N
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] zwenchao_1989:
N976N-Beta2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] zwenchao_1989:
N971N-Beta2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Platum:
I installed N976N-Beta1 and N976N-Beta2, now it says in the play store: "the device is not certified" (((