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[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dabotai:
Hello all,

After today's update (5 september) and rebooting my phone I got greeted with the following error msg:

"Failed to boot LInux, falling back to fastboot.

Fastboot reason: fall-through from normal boot mode"

I have several options on my phone using the volume buttons but none of them seem to do anything. I still cannot get into my phone.

What steps could I take to solve this?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] the_15th:
Same here. Any help appreciated...
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Merkwuerdig:
....aaaaaand same error here.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] jeferson1979:
I kindly ask for you guys to use Lenovo rescue smart assistant to get device up again. We are investigating what's the reason for this inconvenience. We apologize with you all
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] npjohnson:
One of the maintainers here, so sorry!

A change broke this device, we have reverted it and are rebuilding images tonight!

We pulled the broken builds off the site.

Please flash the newest boot image image dated September 5th or 6th depending on how soon the builds finish, then flash the new zip from that recovery.

Thanks

PS - Use Lenovo Smart Recovery tool to get back up and running.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] rmalvarezkai:
I don't have windows, Is it possible to do it from linux with fastboot?

Sorry for my english my first language is spanish

Thanks
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] npjohnson:
You can just reflash the GPT from any factory image for your device
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] rmalvarezkai:
Thank You
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Merkwuerdig:
Could anyone please elaborate on this? I am a bit of a non-hacker (literally). What are the precise instructions with ADB for example? What files do I need?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] the_15th:
Yes, it could be useful to know the whole procedure. I had to recover the phone using the Mototola/Lenovo tool and it took me several hours to get some barely usable configuration and possibly losing personal data.

Is there another way to recover the phone?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Grumbart:
My temporarly solution for moto g6 plus evert

Download latest stock rom for moto g6 plus via Lenovo / Motorola Rescue and Smart Assistant and extract file gpt.bin

flash gpt.bin to device: fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

Download boot.img for moto g6 plus from 20230922 lineage OS 20 evert build

flash boot.img to device: fastboot flash boot boot.img

Reboot and ... i was able to smile :-)

Good luck
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Merkwuerdig:
Thank you for your instructions. But I don't have Windows. If the file GPT.bin is not too big, could you or someone else upload it here?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] rmalvarezkai:
Yes, these are the steps

1 - Dowload the official firmware from here https://mirrors-obs-2.lolinet.com/firmware/motorola/2018/evert/official/

Please check from your country, in my case Argentina

https://mirrors-obs-2.lolinet.com/firmware/motorola/2018/evert/official/RETAR/XT1926-6_EVERT_RETAR_9.0_PPW29.116-11-28_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-XT1926-6-ARGENTINA_CFC.xml.zip

2 - Extract zip and get only the file gpt.bin

3 - Plug your phone to the computer and boot in fastboot mode, if your phone the screen stay blank check with this command

fastboot devices -l

If your phone is listed go to step 4

4 - Exec the command

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

5 - Exec the command

fastboot reboot

Done

After that my phone boot correctly with the firmware from date 2023-08-29

Best regards
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Merkwuerdig:
Guys, I'm still a bit lost here. I installed the correct drivers now and the device is showing when I execute "fastboot devices"

How do I enter the fastboot mode? Is it the one in the screenshot? If so, I organized myself a Windows system and the device manager shows that the device is not recognized. Do I need some drivers for this?

I also need to find out what file I specifically need for RETEU. The SS or the DS file.

I downloaded the XT1926-3_EVERT_RETEU_DS_9.0_PPW29.116-20-28_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml file. I think this is the correct file?

The command "fastboot devices" shows no devices.

Now the next problem: The command just doesn't terminate.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Grumbart:
Here is the file I used for my moto g6 plus evert, downloaded with Rescue and Smart Assistant (for my model , RSA asked for my IMEI to determine the exact model)
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Merkwuerdig:
Now I tried the adb tools bundled with the Lenovo RSA. I really don't know what to do.

The display shows

cmd: getvar:slot-count ???

Is the fastboot version too old?

Also tried a newer version now (fastboot version 34.0.4-10411341)

Different message now but it still hangs? Has this something to do with Slot a / Slot b?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dabotai:
Thanks for pointing us to the recovery/rescue tool from Motorola/Lenovo.

It helped me to get back into my phone. Granted, it's the android 9 version but hey, at least I can call and do my bank stuff again :)

Looking forward to the new updated image.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] rmalvarezkai:
This new image https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/full/evert/20230906/lineage-20.0-20230906-nightly-evert-signed.zip have the same problem, the solution is the same

Thank You
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] npjohnson:
flash the newer boot image from bootloader, then flash the zip - should work.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] npjohnson:
99% sure that'll work, lmk if it does.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] the_15th:
Can I simply follow the procedure on the wiki page (as to install LOS for the first time)?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Merkwuerdig:
Is there any way I can bring my device back to life. Otherwise I tend to close the chapter "Custom ROMs" for me. Do you, @jeferson1979 or @npjohnson, have any idea?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] npjohnson:
Yeah

I described it above very clearly?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Merkwuerdig:
Unfortunately I had no success.

This is no feedback from that command. Strangely it says boot partition size: 0
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] meesees:
Just logging in to say thanks for this.

Had the same issue after updating to the 06 September build through my phone, no boot.

Quick download of my firmware, and flash of the GPT bin and it's alive again and shows it being on the 06 September build.

There were two different firmwares my phone (retgb, xt1926-2), not sure the difference, but the one I grabbed worked.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] rmalvarezkai:
All credits go to @npjohnson, he showed the idea and also did a great job on firmware development.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Grumbart:
After failed OS Update with build from 20230906 with boot.img from 20230822 (and again flashed gpt.bin & boot.img) I tried an UPDATE (not a complete "first time" LOS installation) via adb sideload as suggested from @npjohnson - with success for my phone.

Followed instructions on https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/evert/install WITHOUT the steps "Ensuring all firmware partitions are consistent" AND "Factory Reset, then Format data / factory reset" (both done by the first installation of LOS 19 long time ago as far as i remember)

(Phone on, USB Debugging active, connected via USB cable, WIN 10 PC, cmd with admin rights)

adb reboot bootloader

(phone reboots to fastboot)

fastboot devices

Output:

SERIALNUMB fastboot

(boot.img from 20230906 LOS evert build)

fastboot flash boot boot.img

Output:

(bootloader) is-logical:boot_a: not found

Sending 'boot_a' (27441 KB) OKAY [ 0.615s]

Writing 'boot_a' OKAY [ 1.610s]

Finished. Total time: 2.500s

(click from Fastboot to Recovery)

(Skipped instructions: Ensuring all firmware partitions are consistent)

(Skipped instructions: Factory Reset, then Format data / factory reset)

(click Apply Update, then Apply from ADB)

adb sideload lineage-20.0-20230906-nightly-evert-signed.zip

Output:

serving: 'lineage-20.0-20230906-nightly-evert-signed.zip' (~47%)

(clicked something on the phone when update was finnished and the phone "asked for interaction")

Output completes after "(~47%)" with:

adb: failed to read command: No error

(optional steps to update g-apps)

(Booted to recovery from recovery)

(click Apply Update, then Apply from ADB)

adb sideload MindTheGapps-13.0.0-arm64-20230808_213316.zip

(click "trust the zip because signature verification failed")

Output:

Total xfer: 1.00x

reboot phone - update completes ... new version installed
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] the_15th:
I have re-installed the ROM. Can we consider the problem solved for the next updates?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Merkwuerdig:
I also managed to help myself by not directly connecting the USB cable to the laptop but instead use the USB port on a Thunderbold 4 docking station connected to the laptop via the appropriate cable and - unbelievable - I was able to flash the gpt.bin and the boot.img.

Thank a lot to @rmalvarezkai and @Grumbart: You were very helpful with your detailed instructions.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] vijay@7889:
Hi, I have lineage OS19.1 installed, I'm trying to update it but when I go to recovery mode or bootloader mode it shows blank screen, PC also detects the device but phone doesn't show anything, can you help how to enable adb mode without going into recovery mode or any other way to start from the scratch
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] rmalvarezkai:
Hello,

This version lineage-20.0-20230912-nightly-evert-signed.zip work perfect with the LineageOS Updater app

thanks to @npjohnson and the team of LineageOS
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Graeme.NZ:
Since installing the latest LOS20 this morning my phone won't boot. This was installed over the version from 2 weeks ago (or was it 3 weeks ago .. 2 I think). I can get to the fastboot screen, but nothing else.

I've tried connecting via USB and using adb/fastboot to flash it, but so far no success. Also oddly, on the fastboot screen, under "Power OK", is says "flashing_locked" ... which might be why I haven't been able to flash boot.img onto it.

Any suggestions?

BTW., my work Windows laptop doesn't seem to like the Lenovo RSA and I'm not sure how "open" it is to use adb/fastboot properly. I also have a Linux laptop that I have root access to and that I used over a year ago to put LOS19 onto this phone.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] spinx77:
I had exactly the same - I tried to update from build September 5th to September 12th and this "bricked" my phone.

Then I came as far as you did. But using another USB port of my laptop enabled me to flash first the gpt.bin and then the boot.img as described.

I used fastboot of "platform-tools_r34.0.3-windows"

After that whole procedure the phone still reports as September 5th. Guess I will not retry the September 12 one ;)
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] the_15th:
From what I understand it is necessary to use a USB 2.0 port. With USB 3 ports there may be issues. I once solved this connecting a multiport USB hub to a 3.0 USB port.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Macdraku:
Hello

I installed lineage-20.0-20230912-nightly-evert-signed last night, the rom is working perfectly and even i'm amazed for the quality of the optimization, runs very smooth and fast.

edit:

I had a little issue but it got fixed a while ago. Thanks everyone for keep this project alive.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
Thanks to the LineageOS Team,

new version lineage-20.0-20230919-nightly-evert-signed.zip works really fine with the Updater app.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] spinx77:
Do you mean the "normal" in Settings/System/Updater or another dedicated app?

From which version did you update to 20230919?

For me updating from 20230905 to 20230919 fails as described in some previous posts :(
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
Yes, the normal built in Updater APP. Updated from clean installed 20230912 to 20230919 without any problems.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] squirrel_one:
Thanks a lot for pointing out the solution to bring the phones back to life <3

I tried updates 20230906, 20230919 and 20230926, but every time the phone bricks, staying at 20230829 after recovery. I'd like to try to update via the push_update script (https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/evert/update). I'm just wondering: is the file I need to use the same as if I would set up the OS from zero (files from here: https://download.lineageos.org/devices/evert/builds)? Or is there a different file for updating? Thanks for your help!
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Macdraku:
Hello, i'm having issue with the updater. it doesn't finish installing the package. Last two updates from 3 and 10 October weren't installed because of this, any hint how to fix "Updater" or should i try manual update downloading rom?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
It might be a good idea to reset the Updater app, clearing only the cache, and then restart the phone. Deleting the user data could be the next step.

Just because I'm curious: at which step does the updater hang? I mean there are 3 steps to Restart phone.... Step 1 Download, Step 2 Prepare the reboot and Step 3 Install the packages.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] fmaykot:
Hi, I'm thinking about installing LOS 20 on my evert (from stock), however there are two things that worry me, I was wondering if anyone could help me with the following:

1. My phone's volume down button is broken. It seems that adb can be used instead of the physical buttons to enter into recovery/fastboot for most of the steps of the installation. Is that going to be true at every point during the installation? Do I run the risk of not being able to boot my phone at some point if I cannot press the volume down button?

2. Will I be able to use banking apps with just LOS + Gapps? Or is Magisk required? If Magisk is required, has it been reliable?

Thanks in advance!
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Lip23:
i was with basicaly the same two problems

1- mine is also f up, but if somehow you can go to fastboot you can continue without problems

2- i've tested in two bank apps and they works fine without magisk or anything else

sorry for any written mistake, my english is very bad

installed the lineage os 20 literaly 3 hours ago, no problems so far
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] fmaykot:
That's great to know! Thank you!
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] fmaykot:
Alright, the installation went without a hitch (stock -> lineage-20.0-20231010 on XT1926-8). I'm very happy with it so far, the phone is running super smooth. However, I noticed a couple small issues:

1. very minor issue, my phone's power button is a bit banged up and I had gotten used to long pressing the finger print scanner to lock the phone because it was more reliable that way (also less likely to permanently break the power button). I can't seem to find a way of enabling that behaviour again, is there an option I'm not seeing or is this not available anymore? Nvm, I just realised you can accomplish pretty much the same thing using the on-screen nav bar.

2. I couldn't get contactless payments to work. Google Wallet tells me the phone is unsafe and Samsung Pay also won't let me register my card. I saw some people saying it worked out of the box for them, is that still true on 20231010? Is there anything I can do?

3. I have a single app (this one) which worked on stock before and now Google Play says it's not compatible with the phone. Sideloading doesn't help, the app opens normally but I get a nondescript error when I try to login.

Edit (19/10/23, after updating to 20231017):

Regarding (2): I can now register my card using Samsung Pay. Google Wallet sitll doesn't work.

Regarding (3): the sideloaded app started working, I still can't install the app directly from Google Play though.

Overall I'm super happy with this ROM and none of these issues is a dealbreaker to me, still, any help with the above would be much appreciated.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] cannondale0815:
Has anyone successfully dirty-flashed from LOS 19.1 to 20? Any gotchas, other than lack of official support for this procedure?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Grumbart:
I followed the instructions on this website: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/evert/upgrade/ and had successfulluy upgraded from LOS 19.1 to 20

I needed no further support.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] dicamarques:
Hello, I just came from stock pie to the latest lineage.

I'm trying to use a rom because my operator (MEO) has disabled the 3G network.

The volte option appears, and is enabled but the calls always drop to 2G.

XT1926-3 RETEU
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Tiki Thorsen:
Try changing the "preferred network" under settings>networks>SIMs to "Global" or "LTE, TD-SCDMA, CDMA, EVDO, GSM, OR WCDMA".
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] dicamarques:
I've tried those two and LTE only

It doesn't stick to 4G calls

And my operator even has VoWifi, and it also doesn't work
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] cannondale0815:
Worked perfectly -- I thank you! :)
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
@jro1979

A big thank you for lineageOS 21.

Runs absolutely smoothly, haven't noticed any restrictions so far. Great : )
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] the_15th:
Thanks for 21. I'm not actively using my Motorola G6 Plus but it is amazing that such an old phone keeps receiving updates to modern Android releases.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] meesees:
Just another thanks for 21.

My g6 plus is my spare phone now, but 21 seems to be fine for me.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dabotai:
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[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Zibbster:
New guy here... Firstly, thanks for LOS 21 on the G6!

I installed the latest lineage-21.0-20240216-nightly-evert-signed.zip on a stock G6 Plus, following the guide exactly, EXCEPT for this: I mistakenly used an older (LOS 20) G6 Plus boot.img file from last year....

Questions: will this screw things up? The phone appears to work fine, and appears to reboot into recovery OK. Can I just put the phone into fastboot mode and fastboot flash boot boot.img the latest (correct) boot.img?

Thanks for any info.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] the_15th:
From what I have understood, the boot.img that you have used it is only necessary for the first boot. Then flashing a new image also replaces the recovery.

I have installed LineageOS 19 for the first time using the recovery of the mod that I had on the phone before.

Hope that I was clear enough :)
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Zibbster:
So nothing to worry about. Great, thanks. (y)
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Macdraku:
Sorry i been a bit off away from these new changes, how i should procede to upgrade from 20 to 21, if anyone can give me some hints, please?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
I simply followed the offical upgrade guide:

Upgrade LineageOS on evert | LineageOS Wiki

wiki.lineageos.org

No problems at all.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dabotai:
Thank you so much for that link! I had trouble updating from Lineage 20 to 21 and that guide helped me succesfull do it :)
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dabotai:
I want to download the latest build for my wife's phone but I get the message "Unable to contact upstream API".

Is it down for maintenance maybe?
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Merkwuerdig:
Will there be new builds of LineageOS 21 for the Moto G6 Plus? Last build is dated 2024-03-17.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
It's hard to say, at the moment the Motorola g6 plus seems to be on the brink.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/1bp83tb
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
Hello @jeferson1979 are you still with us? I really hope so.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] meesees:
Not sure if this is a Lineage issue or just a gremlin in my phone, but does anyone else fail to boot if it's off and you plug it in.

If I plug it when it's off, the backlight comes on and stays on forever and the phone will never boot, no amount of pressing or holding the power button will make it boot, always just a backlight and nothing else.

Unplug it and power it up, it will boot fine 100% of the time.

Not sure if it's a lineage issue or a gremlin in my phone as it's old. Easy to work around and it's my backup anyway, but anyone else have a similar issue? I'm on the latest release of lineage 21.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
I have exactly the same issue on my phone. But I don't think, that it will be fixed, because the 21 branch seems to be no more supported.

Info about evert | LineageOS Wiki

wiki.lineageos.org

I hope that there will be the abiliity to go back to LOS 20

https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/hudson/+/389423/1/lineage-build-targets

Keep the fingers cross.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] meesees:
Thanks.

Not a big deal and only a backup phone for me. Will downgrade back to 20 if it's easy and carries on getting updates, otherwise I'll just leave it as is.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Zibbster:
Hey, we got an update!

lineage-21.0-20240630-nightly-evert-signed.zip is now available.

Great work!
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
Unbelievable, fantastic, I'm so happy and even the Etar "Going to Date" bug is fixed.

Many thanks to the maintainer and everyone involved!
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] meesees:
Oh, we're back, didn't expect that.

Thanks for the update.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] spinx77:
Thanks. After updating the bug in charging while power off is gone. Also today was the first time since ever without GPS loss in komoot. Not sure if luck, they vor you fixed it but thanks to the devs.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] sdp_OF:
After installing build 21-20240707-NIGHTLY-evert, the Google Play Store offers me an update for the Motorola Camera 2 APP version 7.2.57.18. However, the installation fails.
[Moto G6 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] the_15th:
Same for me. It is also impossible to disable.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] LeggionaireETR:
Hello. I am new in Snapdragon rom porting, but I have some experience with MTK6580 only.

Now, my main working device is Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 SM T-350 and I want make it updated.

Having spent a lot of time searching for information, I decided to ask your advice. I'm interested in whether it's possible to port GSI firmware to Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 SM T-350.

I check the device specs. It is not Treble device. It has a 32 bit soc - Snapdragon 410. The soc A type, if I'm not mistaken.

And moreover, I found the 32 bit GSI Firmware - DotOS 5.2 (Android 12), with A-type support.

This device already has Lineageos 18.1 Go, so I dare say that the kernel should be suitable for Android 12. But, I don't know exactly about this kernel.

If you have some guides or information about such porting, I will be grateful