[A2017G] Oreo Update OTA is finally available

[mickey36736]

Well it should be easy to enable it. I remember nfound put a few files from the U version to the G version of the rom during the beta stages. And that enabled working level 3 camera2 api with working gcam. Dunno which files it were and if it still works as good. Some ppl or devs gotta try if it's possible.

Anyway, still disappointed that the zte team for G version didn't implement it. I mean they could have easily used the resources from the US team to get it implemented

There are two files.
build.prop and camera.msm8996.so
Build.prop needs to be edit to enable hal3
Source from B01 beta thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/official-beta-android-8-0-0-nfound-t3795112

# Camera
camera.disable_zsl_mode=1
persist.camera.gyro.disable=0
persist.ts.postmakeup=false
persist.ts.rtmakeup=false
persist.vendor.camera.HAL3.system.enabled=1
persist.vendor.camera.HAL3.zte.enabled=1
persist.vendor.camera.preview.ubwc=0
persist.vendor.camera.stats.test=5
persist.vendor.camera.video.ubwc=0

 

[residento]

- SD Card becomes unmounted after every boot. I couldn't find to make it permanently mounted.
- Hi-Resolution audio files are downsampled to 16 Bit /48Khz on Poweramp latest build. (Neutron displays Hi-resolution are played right)
- No Screen Color Calibration
- No Screen Lock app

 

[rzarectha]

@NFound Hey mate, would you mind giving us a hand for old time's sake? Cheers!

 

[GodOfPsychos]

There are two files.
build.prop and camera.msm8996.so
Build.prop needs to be edit to enable hal3
Source from B01 beta thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/official-beta-android-8-0-0-nfound-t3795112

The question now is if its fully working. Im still on nougat because i want to wait for user reports on how the rom performs in general.

 

[raystef66]

A2017G-V1.30B02_HDR+, so someone can test. Do backup your build.prop
Ckeck your camera2api level before and after


Btw, can someone logcat the OTA link ?

 

[sauerkraut17]

Odd.....I wonder why the US oreo update had to be done via SD card, but yours is OTA

 

[svsavic]

I never had update over OTA, but today I got Oreo OTA

 

[rzarectha]

guys, sorry to ask this again but it is somewhat important

how do we root this ROM? my bootloader is unlocked but there's no fastboot.

 

[djkuz]

A2017G_B02_OREO_FULL_EDL https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410932744536993760
For Miflash and Axon7_EDL_Tool

 

[rzarectha]

Hello guys, with a ton of help from @raystef66 (thanks!) I manager to flash TWRP and Magisk on the new ROM.

TWRP:
-Copy https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/axon-7-edl-tool-flash-backup-restore-t3750759 on your PC at the root of drive C and open Axon7_EDL_Tool.bat as administrator
Download latest TWRP .img and rename it to recovery.img
Copy it to C:\Axon7_EDL_Tool\flash\recovery
In the CMD window select Flash and then Recovery

This should flash TWRP on your phone without any need to have the modified fastboot.

PLEASE NOTE: do not flash any Magisk version higher than Magisk-v16.7.zip
You can have the latest Magisk Manager but do not go for 17.x or it will boot loop your phone

 

[GodOfPsychos]

A2017G-V1.30B02_HDR+, so someone can test. Do backup your build.prop
Ckeck your camera2api level before and after


Btw, can someone logcat the OTA link ?

Nice one. Would be great if we could have 2 users with each model, U and G (or perhaps one who had both for some reason) with the exact same gcam versions for testing. Just to see if the cameramsmXXXX.so file from the A2017U oreo + hal3 build.prop entries do the trick for the A2017G.

I wrote the german facebook group and asked if it will be enabled at a later date via another OTA. I also asked them about daydream since it seems to be only temporarily disabled.
Waiting for them to respond.

About the checking api level part,
Its sadly not as accurate from what i saw. Most apps (including camera2 probe app) only seem to check for build.prop entries instead of checking if there is actual working camera2 api.
For example i have the "persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1" entry in my build.prop while im actually on Nougat (1.2.0 B08). And camera2 probe reports back that i would have level 3 (highest) camera2 api support (screenshot attached) which of course isn't true. So i would rather rely on tests with gcam and other camera apps that can utilize camera2 api

 

[GodOfPsychos]

Hello guys, with a ton of help from @raystef66 (thanks!) I manager to flash TWRP and Magisk on the new ROM.

TWRP:
-Copy https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/axon-7-edl-tool-flash-backup-restore-t3750759 on your PC at the root of drive C and open Axon7_EDL_Tool.bat as administrator
Download latest TWRP .img and rename it to recovery.img
Copy it to C:\Axon7_EDL_Tool\flash\recovery
In the CMD window select Flash and then Recovery

This should flash TWRP on your phone without any need to have the modified fastboot.

PLEASE NOTE: do not flash any Magisk version higher than Magisk-v16.7.zip
You can have the latest Magisk Manager but do not go for 17.x or it will boot loop your phone

Could you test if system allows for write permissions?
As far as i know and have been told, the U version of oreo had system write protection via the bootstack. So any system modifications weren't possible unless you used magisk modules only or twrp's file manager to manually copy files to pc, edit them there, and put them back into your phone.
Just curious if its the same case for the G version

 

[raystef66]

Nice one. Would be great if we could have 2 users with each model, U and G (or perhaps one who had both for some reason) with the exact same gcam versions for testing. Just to see if the cameramsmXXXX.so file from the A2017U oreo + hal3 build.prop entries do the trick for the A2017G.

I wrote the german facebook group and asked if it will be enabled at a later date via another OTA. I also asked them about daydream since it seems to be only temporarily disabled.
Waiting for them to respond.

About the checking api level part,
Its sadly not as accurate from what i saw. Most apps (including camera probe app) only seem to check for build.prop entries instead of checking if there is actual working camera2 api.
For example i have the "persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1" entry in my build.prop while im actually on Nougat (1.2.0 B08). And camera2 probe reports back that i would have level 3 (highest) camera2 api support (screenshot attached) which of course isn't true. So i would rather rely on tests gcam and other camera apps that can utilize camera2 api

Thnx for your feedback.
True about testing though. But since it worked on beta I would assume it will on B02. But let's wait on the feedback you launched.

Btw, did anyone pass the safetynet ? ( can not test since i'm on Pie atm )

 

[kg3]

Any first impression reviews?

 

[raystef66]

A2017GV1.3.0B02 OTA LINK

Thnx to @rzarectha nice teamwork

 

[Vilperi15]

- SD Card becomes unmounted after every boot. I couldn't find to make it permanently mounted.
- Hi-Resolution audio files are downsampled to 16 Bit /48Khz on Poweramp latest build. (Neutron displays Hi-resolution are played right)
- No Screen Color Calibration
- No Screen Lock app

-No SD card problem here. The update instructions said that remove your SD card before upgrading.
-
-I noticed that too. They added partial colorblind support but forgot the screen calibration.
-What do you mean by this?

But one huge problem is that Dolby Atmos no longer works with headphones. It works with speakers though.
I'm so disappointed that they didn't test it before releasing the update.

 

[residento]

-No SD card problem here. The update instructions said that remove your SD card before upgrading.
-
-I noticed that too. They added partial colorblind support but forgot the screen calibration.
-What do you mean by this?

But one huge problem is that Dolby Atmos no longer works with headphones. It works with speakers though.
- I'm so disappointed that they didn't test it before releasing the update.

So after a restart of your phone your SD card is recognized by music players? I get "Samsung SD card recognized" on every restart and I have to configure it as an external SD storage that is so annoying. (I didn't unplugged SD card before ugrade)

- Previous official Nougat roms had "Screen Lock App" to lock the screen on touch easily. It isn't included in Oreo. I know there are tons of on Google Playstore, but they require admin rights to operate.

 

[denf666]

A2017GV1.3.0B02 OTA LINK

Thnx to @rzarectha nice teamwork

Could you make a slim version with TWRP?

 

[raystef66]

Could you make a slim version with TWRP?

I can if I know the system would be r/w. @rzarectha is testing some things out atm since i'm on Pie Descendant v1.4 :cyclops:
Btw, Dolby on headphones seems not to be broken like mentioned above

 

[RobboW]

The enforced unlock PIN was missing in Nougat. It stopped me using Microsoft InTune for work use. I could now set the phone up dual SIM for work again ?

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For missing screenlock app, I use Lawnchair Launcher. I enabled double tap to lock and just tap the spot where the app shortcut would have been on my homescreen dock.