OnePlus 6T ‘A6013’ (fajita) + DivestOS 18.1 /11.0 / R
The initial problems (here and here) when flashing DivestOS to my OnePlus 6 ‘enchilada’ with OOS 11 are unforgettable. Only when @SkewedZeppelin implemented the Android 11 LineageOS patches was I able to boot without serious errors. The happy ending (here) with Verified Boot Re-Locked Booter was only a few days ago.
Now I have a OnePlus 6T ‘A6013’ (fajita) with OOS 11.1.2.2. Still a bit anxious because of the disaster with my Poco F1 is my question: The installation instructions of the LineageOS Wiki give the …
Pre-installation instructions
In some cases, slot b may be unpopulated or contain much older firmware than slot a, which can lead to various issues including a possible hardbrick. We can make sure this does not happen by copying the contents of slot a to slot b. This step is NOT optional.
Why wasn't this note made by @SkewedZeppelin here?
Why wasn’t this Pre-installation instructions made by @SkewedZeppelin here?
I guess that is the perfect time to ask something I wanted to ask for quite some time.
Have you ever thought about packaging DivestOS with AdAway to manage the hosts file?
I guess the answer is “yes” and I can think of very good reasons not to do it (less external dependencies, security issues, can root apps even be shoehorned into a non-rooted ROM?) but I still have to ask
With AdAway users could add their own inclusion/exclusion rules and would (in the current case) not have to wait for updates.
My last Android before DivestOS was a rooted (Magisk) LineageOS. Rooted so I could use AdAway and AFWall+ which gave me a tremendous feeling of control over my system and which I both miss dearly. If DivestOS came with those two available it would be Android heaven for me.
Just a modest suggestion.
Thank you very much for DivestOS. A much MUCH better user experience than LineageOS without Gapps.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus ‘kccat6’ has been a loyal companion for me for years. It is rugged, IP67 certified despite the removable battery and equipped with a proprietary 21-pin USB 3.0 (OTG).
Until just now, it ran the latest December 2021 build of LineageOS-for-microG 16.0 and TWRP Recovery.
Divest OS 16.0 / 9.0 / Pie build divested-16.0-20211217-dos-kccat6 was installed twice: once via TWRP “Install” and once via “adb sideload”. Both times DOS booted only up to the Samsung S5 logo, paused for about 10 seconds and rebooted automatically, over and over again: Bootloop without end, thus non-functional.
The subsequent flashing of the current /e/ OS-P build e-0.20-p from 2021.12.16 with TWRP worked right away. Likewise the correct boot process. The ROM is functional.
I still remember (20.07.2020) a DivestOS that did not boot correctly with the Samsung Galaxy S5 ‘klte’.
@SkewedZeppelin,
it wouldn’t be wrong if you would report on your web page 'Device Downloads’ the note ‘Status: Broken’. This will save potential users from a negative user experience.
I only have dangerous half-knowledge in these things but I don’t think that would change anything.
DivestOS already sports a custom hosts file and uses it to redirect calls to some (known, malicious) domains to nirvana. AdAway basically does nothing except enabling the user to manage and manipulate that hosts file. At least the rooted version. I think there is also an un-rooted version of AdAway that uses some VPN-magic. Maybe that is what you are talking about?
@SkewedZeppelin
Yes well, only does the ROM also work with re-locked bootloader?
Why don’t users give feedback? That’s the least that should be expected as a thank you for your continuous work.
Do contact the person in the description of this video for authorised mi account to get edl flash of poco F1… if u feel that guy is legit ,then proceed to get it flashed
Thanks @x3e0.
Maybe my concerns are unfounded, but the web offers of alleged EDL Authorized Account holders in Far Lands and Continents, reachable only by Gmail, are suspicious to me.
The build for samsung s4 mini has been download with succed.
It has a bug with the turning off and on . While trying to turn it on it will not show if it has to power off or restart. So the phone turns off directly and starts again itself.
yes, that what is happening. But when trying to turn it off it doesnt show the power off in the screen. It just turns off.
BTW , do you think that could be possible to make a build for samsung s5 mini? is a shame that Lineageos is not focusing in small compact devices like these old lovely ones.
And the sony xperia z3 compact? It is also in the lineageos project. Could it be included?
