[5.1.1][ROM][TW][OE6] Blck/TW

[eousphoros]

Please make sure you have a recent back up of your phone. Also doubly make sure to backup your /efs folder and your /dev/block/platform/15570000.ufs/by-name/RADIO device. There is a risk of permanently bricking your device if the radio upgrade fails. Remember this is all at your own risk. I promise no function or fitness of use. This will probably cause your phone to blow up and start a thermonuclear war and trip your Knox counter



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Contributors
@eousphoros - Flashable zip
@Sunderwear - Awesome guy who provided us with the partition dumps
ROM OS Version: 5.1.1 Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.61

 

[aaronc_98]

What is the best way to do the efs etc. Backup?

Thanks

AC

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[eousphoros]

What is the best way to do the efs etc. Backup?

Thanks

AC

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Since its such a precious folder I would do this

tar cf /data/local/tmp/efs.tar /efs/*
dd if=/dev/block/platform/15570000.ufs/by-name/EFS of=/data/local/tmp/efs.img

then adb pull those files to your computer and put them in a safe place

 

[The Kid Cassidy]

After reading the stuff in red.....I'm certain I will not flash this....Lol

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[Aou]

What changes, if any, have been made to the original dump that @Sunderwear provided? I assume you replaced the app_process files, but any other changes?

 

[Spider_Pig27]

I want to flash this but shi* I'm scared to brick it lol

 

[eousphoros]

What changes, if any, have been made to the original dump that @Sunderwear provided? I assume you replaced the app_process files, but any other changes?

I did that a bit differently. Supersu made backups of the original files. I just restored those. No other changes other then making a user friendly zip

 

[Aou]

I want to flash this but shi* I'm scared to brick it lol

Looking at the package, it only replaces your System partition, your Kernel, and your Radio.

An Odin-to-Stock would theoretically revert any damage this could do.

 

[Spider_Pig27]

Looking at the package, it only replaces your System partition, your Kernel, and your Radio.

An Odin-to-Stock would theoretically revert any damage this could do.

Awesome.thanks

 

[eousphoros]

Looking at the package, it only replaces your System partition, your Kernel, and your Radio.

An Odin-to-Stock would theoretically revert any damage this could do.

+1 I just wanted people to aware of the potential risk. Everything went fine for me but I don't want to give people a false sense of security.

 

[Aou]

+1 I just wanted people to aware of the potential risk. Everything went fine for me but I don't want to give people a false sense of security.

Understood, flashing Radios is srs bsns.

In other news, the updater-binary isn't working for me. ... Using TWRP.
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/blck_tw_511_samsung_oe6.zip'

 

[eousphoros]

Understood, flashing Radios is srs bsns.

In other news, the updater-binary isn't working for me. ... Using TWRP.
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/blck_tw_511_samsung_oe6.zip'

Are you using the twrp posted in the op? Are you doing sideload or straight from the device (fwiw I only tested sideload) gimme a second and I'll add a md5sum

EDIT: MD5 (blck_tw_511_samsung_oe6.zip) = 6a96ab53a25ff76fb263a06a7efa256f

EDIT2: Just downloaded from mega and the file matches the original's md5

 

[wase4711]

I say the first bricked phone will happen within 2 hours..

Folks, if you dont REALLY know what you are doing, please reconsider flashing this. And, if you dont know what ADB is, or what sideloading means, do NOT flash this...

And, mega thanks to the OP for putting this out there for the early adopters! :good::good:

 

[gdmlaz]

No root for this yet correct ?

 

[Aou]

Are you using the twrp posted in the op?

It was the TWRP. What's special about this "v2" ?

 

[wase4711]

No root for this yet correct ?

correct; I saw chainfire post earlier today, saying he was not going to work on root for this until there was an official release for his phone..

 

[meraz9000]

It was the TWRP. What's special about this "v2" ?

bug fixes like ADB over custom recovery and other things. Highly recommended to use this one

 

[dominante58]

Since its such a precious folder I would do this

tar cf /data/local/tmp/efs.tar /efs/*
dd if=/dev/block/platform/15570000.ufs/by-name/EFS of=/data/local/tmp/efs.img

then adb pull those files to your computer and put them in a safe place

Can you expand a bit on what this exactly means- the two lines of script you posted here- are those the ADB pull lines we would use?
Just want to be completely clear on what we have to do to backup before we flash this ROM. Step by Step would be great.

Thanks again for all your work on this!

 

[Aou]

Working so far...

 

[eousphoros]

Hurray! Thank you for being an early install.