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steadfasterX said:
Well the ntfs-config thing is just a workaround and I dont like it much (thats why it isnt in FWUL)

could u try this?

sudo mkdir -p /etc/hal/fdi/policy
sudo ntfs-config


The problem with NTFS drives is that starting from WIndows 8 the system will not REALLY powerdown by default when you select powerdown in the start menu. that automatic powersafe energy-safer whatever option is enabled by default in windows.

Win 8 and higher will put the system into a very deep sleep like hibernating (but it isnt hibernate). The result is: when you mount Win8 or higher disks in Linux as RW / ALLOW-WRITE this may destroy things in Windows (not sure as I do not use Windows and cant test).
So ensure that you do not enable write mode of the Windows disks to be sure. Readonly is totally safe though.


EDIT:

oh and this one here may work as well: https://askubuntu.com/questions/271516/is-there-a-program-to-mount-all-of-my-drives-automatically
in FWUL its not exactly the same then the above and should be here: Settings > Disks

or what should work for sure and u can follow the above guide is:
sudo pacman -S gnome-disk-utility

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Simple solution for not shutting down windows is .....
Simply everytime choose restart instead of shutdown (I do it all the time and this way everything works ) if u choose shutdown u cannot mount because there is error saying that disk was unproperly unmounted in windows
 
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exquisitearcaneevenstar said:
Simple solution for not shutting down windows is .....
Simply everytime choose restart instead of shutdown (I do it all the time and this way everything works ) if u choose shutdown u cannot mount because there is error saying that disk was unproperly unmounted in windows
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Yeah many thx for that hint :) makes totally sense this way and hopefully helps others.



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Try disabling the fast start in advanced power options in Windows. When starting cold it uses a hibernate file to speed up the boot but doesn't kick in during a restart.
 
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steadfasterX said:
Well the ntfs-config thing is just a workaround and I dont like it much (thats why it isnt in FWUL)

could u try this?

sudo mkdir -p /etc/hal/fdi/policy
sudo ntfs-config


The problem with NTFS drives is that starting from WIndows 8 the system will not REALLY powerdown by default when you select powerdown in the start menu. that automatic powersafe energy-safer whatever option is enabled by default in windows.

Win 8 and higher will put the system into a very deep sleep like hibernating (but it isnt hibernate). The result is: when you mount Win8 or higher disks in Linux as RW / ALLOW-WRITE this may destroy things in Windows (not sure as I do not use Windows and cant test).
So ensure that you do not enable write mode of the Windows disks to be sure. Readonly is totally safe though.


EDIT:

oh and this one here may work as well: https://askubuntu.com/questions/271516/is-there-a-program-to-mount-all-of-my-drives-automatically
in FWUL its not exactly the same then the above and should be here: Settings > Disks

or what should work for sure and u can follow the above guide is:
sudo pacman -S gnome-disk-utility

EDIT2:

To make gnome disk utility work this is required as well:
sudo pacman -S mdadm



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:D

TYVM for trying to help me... But I already fixed that by readding the correct headers and redo'ing the permissions and installing virtualbox tools. It runs pretty straight now but I ran into one small issue that I haven't really tried to fix because of time... A program I am trying to use wants to access the phone as a com/serial port... So i figured out how to add my phone as a comm/serial port and can see it but I don't have permissions to "read" it... Working on that tomorrow probably... I've completely butchered your build and I've probably gone about it the hardest way possible but I only knew how to do the commands /cd and /ls when I started... 2 weeks later and I have destroyed and rebuilt fwul as well as creating my own version of arch linux on a separate vm next I am dual booting my laptop so I can have a dedicated linux environment although I can't figure out what build to use... I want to use it to work on phones as well as host a minecraft server :D I may have caught the *nix bug lol
 
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I am trying to reflash my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek / hennessey). Space was tight on the phone so I decide to wipe the phone and was going to reinstall my prefered ROM. All was good but TWRP got overwritten so I have a device with no OS and no recovery.

I think I should still be able to flash TWRP via adb and fastboot and from there I can reinstall my ROM?

The issue is I cannot get adb to see my device on Windows 7 so I am using FWUL. I am familar with Linux as I run an unRAID server at home. But I am seeing the same issue - I cannot get adb on FWUL to see my device. I have booted and attached the phone in fastboot mode (power+volume down) and recovery (power+volume up). The device then appears on the dektop but adb cannot access it.

The phone previously had debuuging enabled but perhaps this got wiped with everything else?

If I can get adb to see the device, I will be fine - any pointers would be appreciated - Thanks!

Dave
 
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You can access your phone using adb only when you have working recovery or system
In your case you need to flash recovery using fastboot commands and boot to recovery:
fastboot flash recovery here-put-your-twrp-recovery-img-name.img
fastboot boot here-put-your-twrp-recovery-img-name.img
 
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How can I make a bootable USB in Linux of FWUL?
will dd work fine?
Plz help. @steadfasterX
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Dear Raj.S,
In Linux Mint 18.1 (and other recent version, probably also present in Ubuntu) there is a utility "USB Image Writer". It works a treat - I used it yesterday to create a bootable FWUL stick.

---------- Post added at 10:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:44 AM ----------

FWUL looks brilliant, but for the uninitiated? (Not yet ...)

FWUL looks like a brilliant utility for flashing ROMs to mobiles! Many thanks to steadfasterX and other contributors. I've still not been able to flash anything, though. Why? ...
What worked for me :)
  1. The instructions on page 1 about getting FWUL working were great:
  2. Burning the persistent ISO to 16GB USB stick using Mint's "USB Image Writer" worked fine but took a while. It then booted first time on an old Core 2 Duo laptop (Dell D-630 with 4GB RAM). All seemed OK but performance was a bit slow.
  3. Creating a Virtual Machine in VirtualBox ver 5.0.40_Ubuntu_r115130 using the command "VBoxManage internalcomm ..." worked first time too (once I'd given up searching for a Command prompt for VB and used Mint's one! But that's just me ...). When creating a new Virtual Machine in i used 3GB RAM. It started first time. Brilliant! :)
What didn't work :(
Note: Since neither of these functions are necessary to flash ROMs these are probably not major issues for users nor the developers. There are also some postings and notes related to this above.
  1. Installing packages didn't work e.g. A simple Task Manager from the in-built repository wouldn't install (amongst others).
  2. Trying to update Firefox 55 to Firefox 57 wouldn't work, neither using the in-built Software Update nor using Firefox's own updating routine, although both utilities started and worked away for a while. Indeed the USB stick worked for several hours before I shut it down. The VM also worked for well over an hour before ending with lots of error messages.

What I couldn't get to work.
Although I spent many years on Windows before converting to Mint (best move in ages ...) I couldn't get some basic things to work in Arch Linux. Probably my complete newness to Arch Linux is to blame. For example:
  1. How to move a ROM file from my Host (Mint 18.1) to the Virtualbox VM (FWUL/Arch Linux) baffled me completely. :( Assigning the USB stick to the VM went fine (as with VM guests of Windows or Mint) - but then I couldn't find the USB-stick in Arch Linux! Even an hour of looking around in subdirectories, Google, ... didn't help. Sharing a folder though VirtualBox also went OK but I couldn't find it in Arch Linux. Grrr. In the end I fired up Firefox and downloaded the ROM again ... which worked immediately but was slow. :)
  2. The IRC help connection to "Connect to freenode IRC" also worked first time :) but I had no idea how to use it. After reading the help file I was wiser but still couldn't use the IRC utility. Grrr. :( A second, later attempt resulted in me finding an empty black bar at the bottom of the first screen which seemed to accept text and echoed it after hitting ENTER. No answer yet but hopefully my question hasn't disappeared into the ether ...

A step-by-step for the uninitiated ...
This looks like a fantastic utility although only a year old. (Happy birthday to you ...). But for the uninitiated Windows user (or me from Linux Mint) there are still some really basic things which __unnecessarily__ frustrate the hell out of an uninitiated user.

Summary
I really like this project. :good: Once I get over these initial frustrations I could post a "step-by-step for the uninitiated" ... ?

Question
If anyone can answer the following it would help:
  1. How to find a USB-stick in an Arch Linux VM-guest? (The host is Linux Mint 18.1 but I assume this is irrelevant once the USB-stick is assigned to the guest via the VirtualBox menu.)
  2. Similarly, how to find a Shared Folder in an Arch Linux VM-guest? (The host is Linux Mint 18.1 but I assume this is irrelevant once the Shared Folder is set up via the VirtualBox menu.)
 
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Raj.S said:
How can I make a bootable USB in Linux of FWUL?
will dd work fine?
Plz help. @steadfasterX
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Sure a dd should work just fine.

Either use dd or if you are as lazy as I am... install a GUI tool like the SUSE imagewriter (pacman -S imagewriter on arch Linux or within FWUL :) ) or any of the others like:

https://www.fossmint.com/3-best-gui-enabled-usb-image-writer-tools-on-linux/

Hint: do not use the image tool named multiboot. It has issues and FWUL wouldnt boot.



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steadfasterX said:
Sure a dd should work just fine.

Either use dd or if you are as lazy as I am... install a GUI tool like the SUSE imagewriter (pacman -S imagewriter on arch Linux or within FWUL :) ) or any of the others like:

https://www.fossmint.com/3-best-gui-enabled-usb-image-writer-tools-on-linux/

Hint: do not use the image tool named multiboot. It has issues and FWUL wouldnt boot.



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Thanks for replying me.
I tried dd, unetbootin and Rufus all didn't work for me:(
I am on kali Linux btw.
Will try again with SUSE.
 
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Dear Raj.S,
In Linux Mint 18.1 (and other recent version, probably also present in Ubuntu) there is a utility "USB Image Writer". It works a treat - I used it yesterday to create a bootable FWUL stick.

---------- Post added at 10:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:44 AM ----------

FWUL looks brilliant, but for the uninitiated? (Not yet ...)

FWUL looks like a brilliant utility for flashing ROMs to mobiles! Many thanks to steadfasterX and other contributors. I've still not been able to flash anything, though. Why? ...
What worked for me :)
The instructions on page 1 about getting FWUL working were great:
Burning the persistent ISO to 16GB USB stick using Mint's "USB Image Writer" worked fine but took a while. It then booted first time on an old Core 2 Duo laptop (Dell D-630 with 4GB RAM). All seemed OK but performance was a bit slow.
Creating a Virtual Machine in VirtualBox ver 5.0.40_Ubuntu_r115130 using the command "VBoxManage internalcomm ..." worked first time too (once I'd given up searching for a Command prompt for VB and used Mint's one! But that's just me ...). When creating a new Virtual Machine in i used 3GB RAM. It started first time. Brilliant! :)
What didn't work :(
Note: Since neither of these functions are necessary to flash ROMs these are probably not major issues for users nor the developers. There are also some postings and notes related to this above.
Installing packages didn't work e.g. A simple Task Manager from the in-built repository wouldn't install (amongst others).
Trying to update Firefox 55 to Firefox 57 wouldn't work, neither using the in-built Software Update nor using Firefox's own updating routine, although both utilities started and worked away for a while. Indeed the USB stick worked for several hours before I shut it down. The VM also worked for well over an hour before ending with lots of error messages.


What I couldn't get to work.
Although I spent many years on Windows before converting to Mint (best move in ages ...) I couldn't get some basic things to work in Arch Linux. Probably my complete newness to Arch Linux is to blame. For example:
How to move a ROM file from my Host (Mint 18.1) to the Virtualbox VM (FWUL/Arch Linux) baffled me completely. :( Assigning the USB stick to the VM went fine (as with VM guests of Windows or Mint) - but then I couldn't find the USB-stick in Arch Linux! Even an hour of looking around in subdirectories, Google, ... didn't help. Sharing a folder though VirtualBox also went OK but I couldn't find it in Arch Linux. Grrr. In the end I fired up Firefox and downloaded the ROM again ... which worked immediately but was slow. :)
The IRC help connection to "Connect to freenode IRC" also worked first time :) but I had no idea how to use it. After reading the help file I was wiser but still couldn't use the IRC utility. Grrr. :( A second, later attempt resulted in me finding an empty black bar at the bottom of the first screen which seemed to accept text and echoed it after hitting ENTER. No answer yet but hopefully my question hasn't disappeared into the ether ...


A step-by-step for the uninitiated ...
This looks like a fantastic utility although only a year old. (Happy birthday to you ...). But for the uninitiated Windows user (or me from Linux Mint) there are still some really basic things which __unnecessarily__ frustrate the hell out of an uninitiated user.

Summary
I really like this project. :good: Once I get over these initial frustrations I could post a "step-by-step for the uninitiated" ... ?

Question
If anyone can answer the following it would help:
How to find a USB-stick in an Arch Linux VM-guest? (The host is Linux Mint 18.1 but I assume this is irrelevant once the USB-stick is assigned to the guest via the VirtualBox menu.)
Similarly, how to find a Shared Folder in an Arch Linux VM-guest? (The host is Linux Mint 18.1 but I assume this is irrelevant once the Shared Folder is set up via the VirtualBox menu.)
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Thanks for your post and detailed explanations so far. I try to make FWUL a good user experience for those coming from windows so you input is highly appreciated.
Could you do me a favor and test the latest nightly v2.5(!) from yesterday? The nightlies link is in the OP and you will find the 2.5 when you scroll down a bit.

2.5 isn't released yet so its not linked on the main download servers. I will add several more stuff to 2.5 and need to do more testing on it before releasing it but it should work fine for you already.

I hope that one works better for you when it comes to usb auto detection. Let me know your results.

Your issues when it comes to installing and or upgrading something are strange. Here it works fine but without the error messages I can't help here ofc.. Keep in mind that when *not* using a persistent type of FWUL the RAM is used and so may needs to be increased. So share the complete errors and the output of:

df -h

in FWUL.

IRC will be auto configured in a future release (see roadmap) until then the web link in the OP should work fine. Keep in mind that the whole project is managed and done by ONE single person (with thx clicks as my motivation ;) ) and I may live in a different timezone so I may cannot respond on IRC directly. Besides that its end of the year and I'm on vacation until next Tuesday so don't expect any answer until then on IRC ;)



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steadfasterX said:
Didn't work means what? What happens when booting? Do you have setup your bios to boot from USB? Do you have secure boot enabled on bios (see FAQ)? Do really have a 64 bit pc?




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I can boot other os like kali and windows installation also Hiren's boot CD but in case of FWUL when i select my flash drive in boot menu it won't boot and goes directly to grub menu of my dual boot kali and windows 10. It's like normal booting when i boot without any selection .
Ps:- I think there something wrong with my download iso. After dd this is how my partition size of flash drive looks like.......
My flash drive is of 4gb.
Check the first red circle Its only of 64 mb partition should be about 853 mb!!

I think i should re-download the iso again.
Sorry for bothering you....
I like your work.:fingers-crossed:
 

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Raj.S said:
I can boot other os like kali and windows installation also Hiren's boot CD but in case of FWUL when i select my flash drive in boot menu it won't boot and goes directly to grub menu of my dual boot kali and windows 10. It's like normal booting when i boot without any selection .
Ps:- I think there something wrong with my download iso. After dd this is how my partition size of flash drive looks like.......
My flash drive is of 4gb.
Check the first red circle Its only of 64 mb partition should be about 853 mb!!

I think i should re-download the iso again.
Sorry for bothering you....
I like your work.:fingers-crossed:
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If you find an 8 GB stick you could use the persistent img instead...
A 4 GB stick could held only the forgetful ISO!

If you have to redownload you could also try the v2.5 nightly build on the nightlies dl server mentioned..

And pls verify always the md5!



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steadfasterX said:
If you find an 8 GB stick you could use the persistent img instead...
A 4 GB stick could held only the forgetful ISO!

If you have to redownload you could also try the v2.5 nightly build on the nightlies dl server mentioned..

And pls verify always the md5!



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Hell yeah finally.... After downloading again:eek::D:victory::laugh:
 

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thanks!
correct me if im wrong but xiaomi is mediatek? then you can install spflash tool
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https://androidmtk.com/flash-stock-rom-using-smart-phone-flash-tool

If you are aware of other specific tools for xiaomi let me know here: https://github.com/Carbon-Fusion/build_fwul/issues/ (create a new issue and provide a link)

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No, Xiaomi like all other brand use Mtk and Snapdragon principally

Inviato dal mio Redmi 5 Plus utilizzando Tapatalk
 
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    (FWUL has been re-branded to mAid. read here why)​


    About​

    The existence of mAid (abbreviation for [m]anage your [A]ndro[id]) has a simple reason. I wanted to have something where I were able to point users to when they came with issues on Windows because the most problems around were solvable when using Linux (for my personal special use cases) ...

    The only issue with Linux (even with Ubuntu, Mint and such) is that they do not include everything an Android user needs (out-of-the-box). You still have to issue commands to install and you have to make other adjustments like udev rules etc. Nothing a "normal" Windows user can/want do without guide-lining.

    That was the main reason why I started mAid.

    For those not familiar with the above: do you have ever thought:
    ... Windows is not detecting my Android phone?!
    ... adb, fastboot?? what are you talking about?"
    ... or do you just wanna support someone who is using Windows and having issues?

    and of course:
    ... you have re-installed the drivers of your phone's vendor.
    ... you have re-downloaded the newest one from the the vendor's homepage as well
    ... you checked other drivers and uninstalled and rebooted hundreds of times
    ........ it still does not work! :eek:

    This is where this Live ISO should help you out. The main purpose of this project is:

    ... give you a quick and just working start to use the standard Android tools like adb and fastboot with ease
    ... No driver hassle
    ... No complicated installation of android tools
    ... if still nothing works: activating a remote support tool (teamviewer or tmate) so a friend can help you out
    ... just download, flash and enjoy

    mAid: a maid which helps to [m]anage your [A]ndro[id]​

    that's all about it :)

    Features​


    Download​

    mAid is available as stable and nightly release.
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    LEGACY - FWUL Changelog

    All new mAid releases will release their changelog here .
    The following contains the changes for all pre v4.0 releases for historical reasons.


    FWUL_v3.2_x86-64 (forgetful/ISO only)
    Released: 2020-09-13
    Reason: Maintenance release
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    All closed issues for this release: see the Milestone tracking
    Full Changelog (this version VS. previous): git commits
    Summary Changelog:
    • Fresh Manjaro Arch Linux base from the day of release (means all OS packages are top current)
    • new look & feel by a new icon and desktop theme
    • backported from v4.0: new installer dialogs (goodbye ugly terminal outputs)
    • backported from v4.0: SALT's new requirements are pre-installed now
    • backported from v4.0: AMD graphic support for newer models
    • backported from v4.0: fully pre-pkg all installers. this one is incredible important to keep the installers working without doing a full system upgrade. Previously once times passes by and you wanted to use the installers the package (e.g. spflashtools, teamviewer) got downloaded by the normal way. As everything depends on each other that could result in hundreds of Megabytes if not a full system upgrade at the end. Useless and annoying for a live ISO. The new approach will fully pre-package all dependencies directly within the build process so they will always fit exactly to the release. That way even if you start v3.2 in 3 years it will just download the pre-packaged file which contains all you need.
    • Versions of the main FWUL components:
      Kernel -> version: 4.19.144-1
      ADB and fastboot: android-tools -> version: 30.0.3-1
      simple-adb GUI -> version: update6
      SALT -> version: 3.22-12
      ROME -> version: 1.1-0
      Firefox (bundled) -> version: 80.0.1-1
      TeamViewer (installer pre-packaged) -> version: 15.9.5-1
      SonyFlash tools (installer pre-packaged) -> version: 0.9.29.0-1
      SPFlash tools (installer pre-packaged) -> version: 5.2028-1
      Chromium (installer pre-packaged) -> version: 85.0.4183.102-1
      bootimgtool-git -> version: 20150607.g9ccd962-1
      heimdall-git -> version: 1.4.2.r7.ga2cfdaa-1
      lightdm -> version: 1:1.30.0-4
      xorg-server -> version: 1.20.8-4
      virtualbox-guest-utils -> version: 6.1.14-1
      hexchat -> version: 2.14.3-3
      testdisk-wip -> version: 7.2-1
      tmate -> version: 2.4.0-1
      xfce -> version: 4.14.2-2​
    • there are more fixes/changes: follow the above full changelog/milestone link!


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    FWUL_v3.1_x86-64
    Released: 2019-01-23
    Reason: Maintenance release
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    All closed issues for this release: see the Milestone tracking on my gitlab
    Full Changelog (this version VS. previous): gitlab commits
    Summary Changelog:
    • FWUL has an own HOMEPAGE :)
    • You may have noticed that I moved all code to an own gitlab server. The repositories on github.com will stay online but are archived, read-only and outdated.
    • Fresh Manjaro Arch Linux base from the day of release (means all OS packages are top current)
    • Versions of the main FWUL components for this release:
      Kernel -> version: 4.19.14-1
      ADB and fastboot: android-tools -> version: 9.0.0_r18-1
      simple-adb GUI -> version: update6
      SALT -> version: 3.21-4
      ROME -> version: 1.0-1
      TeamViewer (req user install) -> version: 14.1
      bootimgtool-git -> version: 20150607.g9ccd962-1
      heimdall-git -> version: 1.4.2.r7.ga2cfdaa-1
      xfwm4 -> version: 4.12.5-1
      lightdm -> version: 1:1.28.0-1
      xorg-server -> version: 1.20.3-1
      virtualbox-guest-utils -> version: 6.0.2-99
      firefox -> version: 64.0.2-1
      hexchat -> version: 2.14.2-1
      testdisk-wip -> version: 7.1-1
      tmate -> version: 2.2.1-2​
    • fix: since v3.0 the default language was not set to EN (issue)
    • fix: since v3.0 changing the language in persistent mode required a reboot (issue)
    • fix: LivePatcher repo URL (issue)
    • fix: since v3.0 shared folders stopped working when using VirtualBox (issue)
    • there are more fixes/changes: follow the above full changelog/milestone link!

    FWUL_v3.0.2_x86-64 - PERSISTENT ONLY
    Released: 2019-01-15
    Reason: Maintenance release, ONLY for persistent builds
    A patch has been released for FWUL persistent builds.
    Patching a persistent build is handled by the FWUL LivePatcher which can be found on the desktop.
    Due to many under-the-hood changes (mainly the repo URL path changed and that required adjusting several files) the following procedure is needed to upgrade correctly to the latest release:
    1. double-click "FWUL LivePatcher"
    2. click "Check & Download Patches" button!
    3. once finished click "Start LivePatcher" and wait until it finishes
    4. you will be prompted to re-open the LivePatcher as there was an update for the LivePatcher itself
    5. you should be informed that your FWUL version is now 3.0.1
    6. close the LivePatcher and re-open it
    7. click again on "Check & Download Patches" button!
    8. once finished click "Start LivePatcher" and wait until it finishes
    9. you should be informed that your FWUL version is now 3.0.2
    if something goes wrong do this in a terminal:
    Code: 
    tar cvzf flu.tgz /var/log/fwul
    and attach the resulting flu.tgz file in your post.

    Summary Changelog:
    • changed repository patch for FWUL LivePatcher to gitlab
    • workaround for issue #88


    FWUL_v3.0_x86-64
    Released: 2019-01-02
    Reason: Feature & Maintenance release
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    All closed issues for this release: see the Milestone tracking on my gitlab
    Full Changelog (this version VS. previous): gitlab commits
    Summary Changelog:
    • FWUL got an own HOMEPAGE :)
    • You may notice that I moved all code to an own gitlab server. The repositories on github.com will stay but are archived, read-only and outdated.
    • Fresh Manjaro Arch Linux base from the day of release (means all OS packages are top current)
    • Versions of the main FWUL components for this release:
      Kernel -> version: 4.19.13-1 (major upgrade)
      ADB and fastboot: android-tools -> version: 9.0.0_r18-1 (major upgrade)
      simple-adb GUI -> version: update6
      SALT -> version: 3.21-4
      ROME -> version: 1.0-1 (newly added)
      TeamViewer (req user install) -> version: 14.0 (major upgrade)
      bootimgtool-git -> version: 20150607.g9ccd962-1
      heimdall-git -> version: 1.4.2.r7.ga2cfdaa-1
      xfwm4 -> version: 4.12.5-1
      lightdm -> version: 1:1.28.0-1
      xorg-server -> version: 1.20.3-1
      virtualbox-guest-utils -> version: 6.0.0-1 (major upgrade)
      firefox -> version: 64.0-1
      hexchat -> version: 2.14.2-1
      testdisk-wip -> version: 7.1-1
      tmate -> version: 2.2.1-2​
    • new: added MiFlash for Xiaomi devices - read the short summary in FWUL included tools & installers
    • new: finally pre-configured hexchat
    • new: added two android boot image manipulating tools
    • new: added an even more clear Virtualization warning in the welcome screen
    • new: added [ROM][E] an extract tool for ROMs - read the short summary in FWUL included tools & installers
    • new: polished up wallpaper
    • fix: from now on FWUL supports (partly) system upgrades (see issue #63)! This means:
      - you CAN update FWUL (using the desktop icon for adding/removing software or within a terminal: trizen -Syu --noconfirm)
      - you will NOT be able to update the kernel, virtualbox guest utils or any other kernel related module(s) (they are excluded automatically so just for info)
      - you will NOT be able to update to newer FWUL releases. This will ALWAYS require a re-install as changing that would require an incredible amount of work and resources, update servers etc.
    • there are more fixes/changes: follow the above full changelog/milestone link!

    FWUL_2.7_x86-64
    Released: 2018-07-03
    Reason: Maintenance release
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    All closed issues for this release: see the Milestone tracking on github
    Full Changelog: on Github
    Summary Changelog:
    • Fresh Manjaro Arch Linux base from the day of release (means all OS packages are top current)
    • Versions of the main FWUL components for this release:
      Kernel -> version: 4.14.40-rt30-MANJARO
      ADB and fastboot: android-tools -> version: 8.1.0_r33-1
      simple-adb GUI -> version: update6
      SALT -> version: 3.16-0
      heimdall-git -> version: 1.4.2.r5.g5377b62-1
      xfwm4 -> version: 4.12.4-1
      lightdm -> version: 1:1.26.0-1
      xorg-server -> version: 1.19.6+24+g56547b196-1
      virtualbox-guest-utils -> version: 5.2.12-2
      firefox -> version: 61.0-1
      hexchat -> version: 2.14.1-2
      testdisk-wip -> version: 7.1-1
      tmate -> version: 2.2.1-2​
    • new: added the graphical tool Qphotorec recovery (recovers ANY type of files not just photos ! --> Example HowTo Guide)
      Also read the short summary in FWUL included tools & installers
    • new: easing up the use of tmate (desktop icon, automatic session id info on startup) - read the short summary in FWUL included tools & installers
    • new: greatly enhanced the teamviewer install experience, speed and compatibility
    • new: added LG LAF fork of @runningnak3d (desktop -> folder LG)
    • there are more fixes/news: follow the above full changelog/milestone link!

    FWUL_2.6_x86-64
    Released: 2018-03-07
    Reason: Maintenance release - main purpose was to update SALT due to the public release of UsU
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    All closed issues for this release: see the Milestone tracking on github
    Full Changelog: on Github
    Summary Changelog:
    • Fresh Arch base from the day of release (means all OS packages are top current)
    • Versions of the main FWUL components for this release:
      Kernel -> version: 4.14-1
      ADB and fastboot: android-tools -> version: 8.1.0_r7-1
      simple-adb GUI -> version: update6
      SALT -> version: 3.8-2
      heimdall-git -> version: 1.4.2.r5.g5377b62-1
      xfwm4 -> version: 4.12.4-1
      lightdm -> version: 1:1.24.0-3
      xorg-server -> version: 1.19.6+13+gd0d1a694f-1
      virtualbox-guest-utils -> version: 5.2.8-1
      firefox -> version: 58.0.2-1.1
      hexchat -> version: 2.12.4-8​
    • new: updated SALT
    • fix: user icon login / password hint
    • there are more fixes/news: follow the above full changelog/milestone link!

    FWUL_2.5_x86-64
    Released: 2018-02-15
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    All closed issues for this release: see the Milestone tracking on github
    Full Changelog: on Github
    Summary Changelog:
    • Fresh Arch base from the day of release (means all OS packages are top current)
    • Versions of the main FWUL components:
      Kernel -> version: 4.14-1
      ADB and fastboot: android-tools -> version: 8.1.0_r7-1
      simple-adb GUI -> version: update6
      SALT -> version: 3.6-6
      heimdall-git -> version: 1.4.2.r5.g5377b62-1
      xfwm4 -> version: 4.12.4-1
      lightdm -> version: 1:1.24.0-3
      xorg-server -> version: 1.19.6+13+gd0d1a694f-1
      virtualbox-guest-utils -> version: 5.2.6-2
      firefox -> version: 58.0.1-1
      hexchat -> version: 2.12.4-7​
    • new: Added the awesome LG tool SALT ;)
    • new: replaces LTS kernel with the latest (better hardware support for many cpus, network/wifi cards etc)
    • new: added tmate as a TeamViewer alternative when no GUI is needed (no install needed)
    • new: full support for VirtualBox share folders (big thx to @sdembiske who brought up the idea!)
    • fix: user login icon
    • fix:
    • there are more fixes/news: follow the above full changelog/milestone link!

    FWUL_2.3_x86-64
    Released: 2017-09-23
    • Versions of the main FWUL components:
      ADB and fastboot: android-tools -> version: 7.1.2_r27-1
      simple-adb GUI -> version: update4
      heimdall-git -> version: 1.4.2.r3.g9bcc42d-1
      xfwm4 -> version: 4.12.4-1
      lightdm -> version: 1:1.22.0-1
      xorg-server -> version: 1.19.3-3
      virtualbox-guest-utils -> version: 5.1.28-1
      firefox -> version: 55.0.3-1
      hexchat -> version: 2.12.4-6​
    • Fixed an issue with adb
    • Fixed an issue with directory permissions
    • Added FWUL LivePatcher --> details and issue

    FWUL_2.2.x_x86-64 (persistent only)
    Released: 2017-09-20 (manual download/installation)
    • Fixed an issue with adb
    • Fixed an issue with directory permissions

    FWUL_2.1.1_x86-64 (forgetful only)
    Released: 2017-09-13
    • Fixed an issue where the persistent mode was shown in boot menu of forgetful ISO

    FWUL_2.1_x86-64
    Released: 2017-09-12
    • Fixed an issue within the build process making persistent builds non-persistent :p

    FWUL_2.0_x86-64
    Released: 2017-09-11
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    Full Changelog: on Github
    All closed issues for this release: see the Milestone tracking on github
    • Fresh Arch base from the day of release (means all packages are top current)
    • Versions of the main FWUL components:
      ADB and fastboot: android-tools -> version: 8.0.0_r4-1
      simple-adb GUI -> version: update4
      heimdall-git -> version: 1.4.2.r1.g3b4f34e-1
      xfwm4 -> version: 4.12.4-1
      lightdm -> version: 1:1.22.0-1
      xorg-server -> version: 1.19.3-3
      virtualbox-guest-utils -> version: 5.1.26-1
      firefox -> version: 55.0.3-1
      hexchat -> version: 2.12.4-6​
    • you may have noticed it already but FWUL has an own logo now and so goes a complete re-design of: boot menu screen and login screen
    • added FWUL version info and a welcome screen
    • added persistent mode (FAQ #4)
    • added a graphical installer (pamac) to ease the installation of new software in FWUL
    • added PT-br language
    • preparation for an eventually coming installer
    • replaced Otter Browser by Firefox
    • several bugfixes (check full changelog above)

    FWUL_1-4_x86-64.iso
    Released: 2017-05-03
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    Full Changelog: on Github
    All closed issues for this release: see the Milestone tracking on github
    Hint: the main reason for the increased ISO size compared to v1.3 is missing qt libs etc.
    • Fresh Arch base from the day of release (means all packages are top current)
    • Versions of the main FWUL components:
      ADB and fastboot: android-tools -> version: 7.1.2_r6-1
      heimdall-git -> version: 1.4.1.r37.gb6fe7f8-1
      xfwm4 -> version: 4.12.4-1
      xorg-server -> version: 1.19.3-2
      virtualbox-guest-utils -> version: 5.1.22-1​
    • bugfix (issue #10) for Sony Flashtool preventing the latest patch to be applied
    • replaced Midori Browser by Otter Browser

    FWUL_1-3_x86-64.iso
    Released: 2017-04-19
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    Full Changelog: on Github
    All closed issues for this release: see the Milestone tracking on github
    • Fresh Arch base from the day of release (means all packages are top current)
    • updated heimdall to heimdall-git from AUR (user request)
    • Samsung and LG tools are moved to subfolders on the desktop
    • LG LAF shell is now fully usable (missed a python package) and now much more easily accessible by 2 desktop icons in the LG folder
    • fixed issue #5 (thunar volume manager was missing)
    • fixed issue #2 (compress/extract in file explorer thunar was not possible)
    • shrinked ISO size a LOT

    FWUL_1-2_x86-64.iso
    Released: 2017-04-11
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    Full Changelog: on Github
    • Fresh Arch base from the day of release (means all packages are top current)
    • Turkish language added (user request)
    • Firefox installer added
    • Chromium installer added
    • some minor fixes

    FWUL_1-1_x86-64.iso
    Released: 2017-03-18
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    Full Changelog: on Github
    • Fresh Arch base from the day of release (means all packages are top current)
    • Added 3 failsafe boot modes (i hope that helps ppl with booting issues)
    • Added LGLaf tool to get shell access for unbricking LG phones
    • Added a hint to the installer popup about "Potential dangerous" note when installing
    • Fix for Sony Flashtool: AUR provides only 0.9.22.3 instead of the newest 0.9.23.1 (which then gets patched to 0.9.23.2 ... omg :eek: )
    • Fix for Sony Flashtool: the installer was not able to download anymore (link in AUR is dead! I needed to provide a new DIRECT-DL mirror to accomplish this! thx XDA ;))
    • Added full support for Oracle VirtualBox - you can now boot into a VM instead of rebooting the whole PC
      -> you need to downlad and install the Oracle EXTENSION PACK to make full use of USB etc
      -> 8 GB of PC RAM are recommended (give as much as you can to FWUL! e.g. 6 GB)

    FWUL_1-0_x86-64.iso
    Released: 2017-02-13
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    Changes:
    • First stable release of FWUL (well the previous ones were stable too but we now feel like that all needed things are working as they should)
    • github changelog
      (wifi issues are fixed in this build :) besides so many other things.. just read the above changelog)

    FWUL_BETA-3_x86-64.iso
    Released: 2017-01-17
    Download: Go to the Download section in the OP
    Changes:
    • Initial release based on Arch Linux
    • github changelog
    • The following known issue and workaround exists for this particular release:
      I cannot connect password protected wireless network...only free to air connects. When I click on password connected wireless network., it simply don't open.
      Click to expand...
      Click to collapse

      There is a package missing which will be included in the next build.
      You can still use Beta-3 when you do this after booting (The procedure has to be repeated on every boot):

      1. click on the WiFi you want to connect to. nothing will happen but it is needed for the next step.
      2. right-click on the network symbol in the panel and select "edit connections"
      3. you should see the WiFi you tried to connect to --> click on it and then on edit
      4. open tab "WiFi security" and type in the WiFi key
      5. Save it and it should connect

      If you can connect once by cable you can follow this instead:

      1. Connect the network cable
      2. Open a terminal (look at the panel at the bottom - black window with c:\ in it)
      3. type in that terminal:
        sudo pacman -S gnome-keyring
      4. you will be asked for your password (linux) and then press Enter when asked to install it
      5. Disconnect the network cable
      6. Afterwards it will work. No reboot. Just try again



    FWUL_BETA-2_x86_64.iso
    Released: 2017-01-05
    Changes:
    • now based on Ubuntu Mini Remix 16.04.1 + all updates/patches up to now
    • switched to 64bit arch because of JOdin mainly
    • reduced file size
    • added: TeamViewer, JOdin3, heimdall (GUI) and other tools
    • new wallpaper background

    FWUL-i386-LM18_b1
    Released: 2016-12-28
    Changes:
    • Initial release based on LM18.1 + all updates/patches up to now, removed some unnecessary stuff, added adb and fastboot etc
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    steadfasterX
    steadfasterX
    Announcement
    --------------------------------

    I have some great news :)

    It was a long journey but I'm in the end phase of my v2.0 testing and fixed all opened issues for the v2.0 milestone.

    I really like the new version :D not just because of the awesome persistent mode but also because of so many changes under the hood for more stability, performance and usability and the preparation for the upcoming installer (v3 likely).

    I planned to release yesterday but I encountered some minor build issues for the new persistent mode but those are not serious. I changed the process here and need to adjust some stuff..

    If all goes well I will release v2.0 tomorrow! :victory:

    Stay tuned.. :highfive:
    sfX

    Sent from my LG-H815 using XDA Labs
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