Recent content by Fedoras

It works!!! I love having up-to-date & especially CLEAN Android on this lovely tablet! Many thanks to the makers of LineageOS! Many thanks to David Müller and super many thanks to bmwdroid for connecting the dots for me!!! I am exhilarated!

OK, I'm almost there, got into TWRP and all and wiped the system, so ready to install. However, for some reason, ADB lists my devices as "offline" now, so I cannot access the installation packages... :(

Thanks! Hmmm... There's one thing I'm uncertain of: It says I very explicitly I need to delete my Google account, but I'm unsure why. The tablet is now Odin / Bootloader mode, but I haven't started the process on the computer yet, even though it says "downloading" and "do not turn off...

Delete Google account? There's one thing I'm uncertain of: It says I very explicitly I need to delete my Google account, but I'm unsure why. The tablet is now Odin / Bootloader mode, but I haven't started the process on the computer yet, even though it says "downloading" and "do not turn off...

Thanks! Great! So now I've got: ADB platform-tools Odin3 v3.14.1 Heimdall suite (but unsure if this is the right version or if I even need it...) source TWRP version 3.2.3 for lt03lte with EFS I still need to "root" my device, though, but isn't that what Odin is for?

I'm sorry, but could you help me out a bit? There are ton of links to be "found" on that subject and I have no idea which ones are legit... :( I just don't wanna make any mistakes.

What does EFS stand for?

TWRP 3.2.1 for the lt03lte where? Awesome! I've been reading up on stuff a bit and it actually seems doable. I suppose you can even use ADB and TWRP to restore the previous state of the table? One thing I find confusing, though, is I don't see where you can get TWRP 3.2.1 for the lt03lte...

Never tried flashing a different OS on an Android device before, but willing to give it a try, because I love my SM-P605. What I don't love is Samsungs twisted version of Android and also that there are no updates beyond 5.1.1 for it. Apart from all the obvious risks of course, is there any...