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[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
My 2 XL is still not detecting a SIM card after installing the new 0216 official build. Has this issue been addressed since I reported it as instructed last week?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dendk:
Trying to sort an issue with LOS 20 on T-Mobile, Pixel 2 XL 128GB it will not use LTE out of the box, have to reset each reboot and toggle the 3g and LTE, it will also set if I get closer to tower...almost seems SIM related the APN looks fine
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] H. K. ROY:
@npjohnson found a bug with the wallpaper and style app

Also no battery graph
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
you need to report this as a platform bug like the wiki says with logcat, etc.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] H. K. ROY:
thanks the guide

here is the issue ref - https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/5591
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
New update is out https://download.lineageos.org/taimen/changes/
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
Still no fix for texting, but it does register the SIM faster
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
It hasn’t solved my No SIM problem, LOS 20 Official still doesn’t see my physical SIM card.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
How old is your SIM? I had recently updated mine while dealing with the texting issue and that made it register a bit faster for me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
I guess that it’s several years old. I happen to have a brand new SIM that I can try, but I don’t see how its age could make any difference. What would the difference be?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
Errors within the SIM card, mine was also several years old, and since my wife needed one for her phone to get 5g, I got myself one.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
No good, I just tried a brand new virgin Mint Mobile SIM card and I got the same result, it was not detected by the phone after inserting it with the phone off and then booting it up. 😩
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jam456:
Flash stock, then clean flash LOS20 again via adb/twrp
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
That's what I've been trying to avoid. After putting in all the effort, how do I know that the problem won't just return at some point? The new 2XL LOS 20 official software does not appear to be very robust yet. I and several others have submitted bug reports for SIM, texting and other problems. My 2XL at this point is just a backup phone for me, so I may just wait a few weeks and see if things improve over time with the weekly updates.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jam456:
If you have no sim detected, that is RIL issue that is fixed by going back to stock, then clean flashing any android 13 ROM... the other issues with Verizone texting has been reported and logs provided, the sims are detected its a texting issue specific Verizone
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
So, you are saying that the only way to restore the RIL is by temporarily restoring the stock Google Android OS, then installing LOS 20? Too bad there isn’t a simpler way to do this. What other layers of the Android ecosystem have proprietary components requiring the temporary reinstallation of stock software to restore proper functionality?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
Well, I followed your advice after first trying to install just the radio img file from the taimen factory image with fastboot. I hoped that might correct whatever the problem was with the RIL, but no such luck! So I had to do the full install of the factory image, which restored SIM detection as you said it would. I then installed the 0223 LOS 20 build and all appears to be well, my 2XL is currently running an app and data restore. I would like to know what might have caused this problem to occur in the first place so I can possibly prevent it from ever happening again!

thanks for your guidance and support!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jam456:
Good to hear!

I have 2 taimens, one really beat up taimen I bought from ebay really cheap just for testing and my daily driver I've had from new and have ran unofficial LOS 19/20. The whole RIL issue came up with Android 13 last year when everyone first installed, it took the devs a while to sort out, one of the steps to fix was to go back to stock and reinstall A13. On my test taimen I have had to go back few times to stock as i install/switch to multiple roms.. on my daily since being on unofficial 20 I have never had to do it again, even if I had to wipe and reinstall clean again, so sticking to one seems to avoid reverting to stock.

I don't really know why it happens changing from A12 to A13, thats a question for a dev. Remember the age of the phone, its 5+ years old and not everything is open source, qualcomm drivers etc.

The whole Verizone texting issue i think is a rom based issue, something is missing from the rom system causing that issue but that will soon be fixed also hopefully
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] donallen:
I just installed the 2/23 build. The phone sees the SIM card (AT&T), gets the phone number from the card, but Mobile network state is "disconnected", signal strength 0, Service state "out of service".

Unless this gets resolved pretty quickly, I am going to have to either flash the factory ROM or go back to 19.1 or use someone else's Android 13 ROM (which I almost certainly won't do, on going from the frying pan into the fire grounds).

By the way, I had a *lot* of trouble installing the OS image on this phone. It would hang in "Verifying package ...". A number of people have reported this with various images and various phones. I *think* the issue is USB 3.0. I was able to get the image installed finally using an old Thinkpad I have, running Arch Linux. The machine is a T410, probably 10 years old. The USB ports are 2.0. Worked well, after considerable trouble with a relatively new Mac Mini and a Dell desktop box running Windows.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
Yes, you need a USB 2.0 connection. I have had success with a 3.0 port and a 2.0 cable. As for the connectivity, I suggest flashing bone stock to it, and reflashing LOS to refresh the radios and all that good stuff that needs refreshed now and then for some reason.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] donallen:
I'm sure you are right about first installing the stock image, but this should not be necessary. Initializing the hardware correctly is one of the basic things operating systems do, or should do (I'm an old -- very old -- OS developer) very soon after coming to life. Why do we need the stock image to do this for 20/13? This hack, even if it works, does not exactly inspire confidence. I am going to reflash 19.1 and wait until 20 settles down.

Thanks very much for trying to help.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
My guess is that some parts of the firmwares can corrupt after flashing different versions, and they don't ship that part to do as you describe because of legal reasons.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] donallen:
Well, 19.1 didn't work either -- no cellular connectivity. This supports your theory. It's beginning to look like a pre-requisite for running Lineage at least on the 2XL is to install to a phone with the stock image installed for the reason you cite. I'm installing the stock image now and may try 20 again.

If this weren't such an outstanding phone (plenty of horsepower, very good camera and, most important, excellent antenna(s) -- I've looked at signal strength in dbm vs much newer phones; converting the logarithmic dbm into milliwatts, I saw as much as three orders of magnitude greater received signal power from the same tower measured at the same place in my house with the 2XL vs newer phones), I wouldn't be bothering with this.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
I wonder if you can:

Install stock without wiping - don't actually boot it.

Boot right back into recovery and install 20 without wiping.

Or if that still can't see the SIM slot:

Install stock without wiping.

Let it start booting - it won't be pretty but maybe it'll get the SIM initialized.

Install 20 without wiping.

I'm still holding off on upgrading my wife's phone for fear of having to set it up again.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] donallen:
If you are trying to avoid setting up again, why not just back up the phone before making any changes?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Do any Android backups work anymore? Can nandroid backups include the SD card on the Pixel 2?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dcarvil:
Swift Backup works reasonably well for most (but not all) application backups. I have not had any luck with TWRP nandroid backups, but have not tried the most recent version.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] donallen:
As suggested, I installed version 20 on another Taimen I have that had the stock ROM installed with cellular service working properly, having moved my SIM card to it. No luck -- no cellular service with the Lineage ROM. I also found that despite installed MindTheGapps, I had no Google apps (and yes, I followed the directions to the letter). I actually repeated this to be sure I hadn't made an error. Same result, no Google apps despite MTG installing normally. My original attempt, on my other Taimen, did not have this problem. I'm going to need to do something else, because this is not working.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
Are you sure that you installed the correct version of MTG? I previously had the same problem and found out that I had been attempting to install the wrong version which I had downloaded from an ATV folder at the download site, which is intended for Android TV only.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
New update is released
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] 5dPZ:
@npjohnson

Hi dev, would you mind explain

What is the similarity and differences between the Official and Unofficial build

Do they get exactly the same set of update/fix/features etc.?

How much development effort are you planning to put into each branch

How often do you intend to update each branch (I already notice that Official gets more frequent releases than Unofficial)

Is there a branch that you recommend us to get (e.g. say that you are planning to stop development for one of them in the future)?

Thank you very much for your fabulous work here!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ridenickel9:
So to the Verizon texting thing - I use Verizon - It worked for me fine on AN12 as soon as I went to AN13 nope. I can recieve them, and send in groups (MMS) but not direct SMS. I know its not cool talking about other ROMS here, but I came here to as my plan was to try 20 fro my Taimen. I have used Pixel Exp 13 and 13 +, PixelDust, and even tried EVO X. All still cannot do it - the only difference I can see is my SMSC # is "+19037029920",145 - my Pixel6 Pro, on Verizon - same SIM - uses SMSC# +19037029920 and it sends all SMS texts fine. I was hoping I could root and change a build prop? Unsure, but if any dev can use this info to try to help AN13 with Verizon it be great!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
I had to give up and buy my sister-in-law's old pixel 5. All I can say is good luck.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
New update released

LineageOS Downloads

download.lineageos.org
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] celticchrys:
Tried it today, but sadly, the SMS issue on Verizon is still not fixed. Had to revert to Lineage 19, which has no SMS issues on Verizon.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
The weekly LOS 20 updates now have three img files available to download along with the update itself. Where are any details/instructions concerning the use of these img files documented?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Same as it was before, follow the wiki, those images are mainly for debugging issues if you have them, and maintainers may ask you to use them to debug things, but really just the exact same process you're used to following
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] micoli5:
Hi sir On new builds data connectivity toggle on qs is slow also Bluetooth connection is slow and too hard to find devices please do something
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Neither of these are helpful bug reports.

Please use the bug reports system detailed on the wiki if you have issued.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
New build is live
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] micoli5:
Didn't see rhat option in wiki .the problem is with kernel i think other rom use linage jernel also have this issues

And 16 march build doesn't boot for me stuck in bootanimation idk whats the problem 9 march build was booted but too long time for boot now backed to the 2 march build tnq
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
no changes have been made that will cause any such issue. I suspect this is related to gapps or some add-on.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
New build is live https://download.lineageos.org/devices/taimen/builds
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] madLyfe:
i was on feb 9 release and got an update for march 22, just installed that and after the reboot the swipe up gesture wont let me go to home screen w/o launcher crashing. i can swipe out of apps back to home screen though.

i new update for today, march 23, but i get errors on downloading it or trying to go back to my feb 9 download via the install button.

edit: looks like if i copy the url from the updater of march 23rd and go to it, it says "not found":

"https://github.com/ods-releases/tai...n/lineage-20.0-20230323-UNOFFICIAL-taimen.zip"
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] madLyfe:
the download started working and got it installed. the march 23 build is the best yet. no more stutters and locks when moving around the ui. thanks!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
In addition, I just did the 3/23 update on my 2XL and it set a speed record. Previously, it was taking about an hour and a half to install these weekly updates, but today it only took about twenty five minutes and everything appears to be working great including Magisk rooting. GREAT JOB, THANK YOU!😁😁😁
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Does anyone know if Verizon SMS is working now?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ajmz:
​

The system camera is normal, but some APPs call the camera when scanning ID Cards, the whole image will be squashed.

Lineage-20.0-20230326-UNOFFICIAL-taimen.zip
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] lzyshiki:
hi, after updating 0323 from 0302 via sideload, my play service keep crashing(mindthegapps from official site suggestion), if i update to a new version without system updater(rooted with magisk), how to prevent gapp crash? is sideload gapps after an update working? or just remove magisk using system updater?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dcarvil:
See the "Installing Add-ons" section of the wikl. https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/taimen/install

If you install updates using the built-in system updater, you do not need to reinstall gapps.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] askany:
No! Can very well receive, but unable to send, still a "mystery" at last.

Works on last 19.1; what gave?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Is this on SMS, RCS, or both?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] askany:
Tested on the default, Verizon and Google apps to no avail (sending!). RCS as standard SMS no go yet.

Not sure if that functionality would make otherwise any difference here though.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] askany:
Oh, one more interesting thing: looking in the Messages by Google app (testing only!), settings options, Chat features, it states: "chat features unavailable for this device. Your device does not currently support this feature."

Strange!

(I am using LineageOS official)
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Random suggestion: If you go into Messages app > Settings > Advanced, is the phone number set right? I remember that at some point on some phone I ended up with that field either empty or with nonsense and the SMS app was pretty confused.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] askany:
Positive, no problem there. My number is correct, the SMSC # is correct in the Advanced Settings.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
Big 03-30-2023 update released, 0.90GB

changes:

LineageOS Downloads

download.lineageos.org

builds:

LineageOS Downloads

download.lineageos.org
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
As of the April builds the unofficial should pass safety net.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sasuke chen:
Is there anybody has the last 19.1 nightlies build (lineage-19.1-20230119-nightly-taimen-signed.zip)? I need the download link thank you very much!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rohitbaba:
When trying to Sideload

LineageOS 20 zip file​

my terminal is stuck at 0% and phone is stuck "verifying update package"

Is that normal?

how long should it take normally to upload?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] The_Tablet:
uh... just installed 20230416-unofficial and... my phone's bootlooping
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] runekock:
Could be a problem with the USB connection. This phone often has problems using a USB-C port on the computer. Or the Windows might have the wrong driver in recovery mode.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rohitbaba:
which googleapp should be install arm64 or just arm
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
ARM64
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rohitbaba:
when I am flashing it keeps crashing at setup. i have tried two different once from the list given
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rohitbaba:
also does desktop mode work with this rom and if so then what kind of hardware do i need
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Henry Hilliard:
Can confirm that Verizon SMS messages still do not send on latest update (4/20/2023).

Bug is persistent on dirty and clean installs. I am about to flash the unofficial build to see if it works on that.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Henry Hilliard:
Verizon SMS bug is present on latest unofficial build (4/16/2023) as well if anyone was wondering
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Just follow the wiki, it works fine. I am running it now.

No.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rohitbaba:
Unable to install Netflix with error: this app won't work for your device" and no option to install it
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
What gapps did you use?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
Just a minor complaint about the updater app. During the installation of the LOS updates on my Pixel 2XL I notice that within the updater app the displayed percentage of installation progress freezes at 14% while the bar graph moves on until completion. In addition, the updater notification shows the true percentage of completion during the installation process.

It’s just a minor bug that I have noticed repeatedly when installing the LOS updates. Has anyone else noticed this?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
this should be fixed in a recent update - was only merged a few days ago.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rohitbaba:
Lineage 20 (Android 13)
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rohitbaba:
I have found issue with screenshots, when i take screen shot all i get it black screenshot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
That doesn't tell me what Google apps you used, that's the version of lineage you installed, do you use mind the gapps like we recommend?

And as for the screenshot issue - likely related.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Henry Hilliard:
Just download the apk and install it manually.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rohitbaba:
tried that already, but it keeps crashes
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rohitbaba:
yeap i used mind the gaps apps, like recomended.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Sounds abnormal, you used arm64?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
I get the feeling that this is not on any list of priorities. It's a shame too, the 2xl was a great phone. To bad the bug report for it was locked, showing just how much of a priority bugs are.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] V0latyle:
Keep in mind that all development shared on XDA is free; these developers are not compensated for their time or effort, so fixing bugs in what is essentially a hobby is not a priority. People have their own lives. Be grateful that the developers of this project shared it; but you must also understand that you use it at your own risk with absolutely no guarantee that it will work properly.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/5612 - this report is not locked.

We've also spent a good chunk of time looking into this and have no idea why it is the case.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
I was referencing this https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/5562. I didn't bother looking up Walleye as I had Taimen. It had made things seem like a couple "me-too's" took precedence over even mentioning anything about the problem. Hence my belief that this bug is not a priority.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
I migrated it to the walleye issue that had valid logs, noted that.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
You're exactly right, but that lack of communication until someone gets upset is pretty bad. No worries though, I'm ditching my pixel 2xl for a better supported phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] V0latyle:
Again, everyone has their own lives, and some have less time to spend on their hobbies than others. Development tends to follow newer devices; continuing support for old devices is a bit of a niche.

If you want to run something that's continually supported, I would suggest running a GSI. TBH I'm not sure how to do this on the Pixel 2 series but I imagine it's possible.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ieatabiscuit:
Please enlighten me, what is this GSI you speak of? Not like I have anything to lose tinkering on this old phone.

NVM, I figured it out.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] seattlesbest02:
Try to download the apk then install manually.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] V0latyle:
Generic System Image.

It's easy to do on Treble enabled devices. I tried to do it on my Pixel 2 but bricked (as in, QUSB hard brick) after messing with the partitions. I'd recommend using TWRP to install the GSI because that should make resizing /system fairly easy....but again I'm not sure how easy it is to do on the Pixel 2 series.

Pixel 3 and up on the other hand are trivial.