Question Anyone Willing To Build TWRP For Barbet?

[eriklion]

You should use the official Google device repo for A11, along with the minimal manifest for TWRP. Then just follow the same process as the bonito repo to retrofit it for TWRP.

The easiest way to extract blobs is to do so from the factory images.

EDIT: If I can find some time I may help with this, as long as you're willing to do the building and testing, I can probably create a mostly complete device tree for you to start with.

For sure. I think I can do it with my desktop, if not, I can spin up my server. Sorry for the delay. Holiday crap and other issues.

 

[eriklion]

I have interest in this process as well. I see that Magisk recommends TWRP to install, and it seems that may be require for SafetyNet verification. I am fairly unclear on that point though: is TWRP the only reasonable way to use magisk? And, also, does a custom ROM not automatically provide a user with root access? Why is Magisk needed in that case?

If you're looking for just Magisk, you can just use Magisk app on another device to modify barbet's boot image.
Magisk is the 'root' in most cases. and afaik, you can get su access from adb shell, if enabled in developer settings.

 

[nijel8]

OK, here we go... Just for testing and poking around...

twrp-3.6.0_12-0-barbet.img

Built with Android 12 aosp sources and TeamWin android-12 branches where available, had to fix a lot of build errors...
MTP and /data decrypt not working, that's next on my list.

Boot to bootloader and run:

fastboot boot twrp-3.6.0_12-0-barbet.img

No point for permanent install until decryption is fixed.

 

[c3sharp]

OK, here we go... Just for testing and poking around...

twrp-3.6.0_12-0-barbet.img

Built with Android 12 aosp sources and TeamWin android-12 branches where available, had to fix a lot of build errors...
MTP and /data decrypt not working, that's next on my list.

Boot to bootloader and run:

fastboot boot twrp-3.6.0_12-0-barbet.img

No point for permanent install until decryption is fixed.

Awesome! Thank you for taking a crack at this, and good luck with development!

 

[nageen9211]

OK, here we go... Just for testing and poking around...

twrp-3.6.0_12-0-barbet.img

Built with Android 12 aosp sources and TeamWin android-12 branches where available, had to fix a lot of build errors...
MTP and /data decrypt not working, that's next on my list.

Boot to bootloader and run:

fastboot boot twrp-3.6.0_12-0-barbet.img

No point for permanent install until decryption is fixed.

Great.. kudos and thanks for your work..

 

[nijel8]

Looks like MTP and decryption fixes are no go for now... waaay to complicated for me. We have to wait for TeamWin guys to adapt TWRP code for A12.

 

[Captain_Throwback]

OK, here we go... Just for testing and poking around...

twrp-3.6.0_12-0-barbet.img

Built with Android 12 aosp sources and TeamWin android-12 branches where available, had to fix a lot of build errors...
MTP and /data decrypt not working, that's next on my list.

Boot to bootloader and run:

fastboot boot twrp-3.6.0_12-0-barbet.img

No point for permanent install until decryption is fixed.

If you build in 11, decryption without a password will work in 12. The 12 source isn't ready yet.

 

[nijel8]

If you build in 11, decryption without a password will work in 12. The 12 source isn't ready yet.

I couldn't get it to boot on A11 without disableling description so I gave up and switched to A12 but so many things are changed in there it wont even build with decryption. Maybe I should go back... Thank you for the suggestion.

 

[$cronos_]

Yep. I think all they do is copypasta other tutorials and make money with ad revenue.

One told me to press "OEM Unlock" on an Amazon Fire HD 8

 

[nijel8]

Good news, guys, decryption fixed!

Now need to fix some bugs here and there, do some twrp functionality testing and will release it I hope in the next couple of days...

Wish me luck...

 

[rspkt]

Good news, guys, decryption fixed!

Now need to fix some bugs here and there, do some twrp functionality testing and will release it I hope in the next couple of days...

Wish me luck...

Thank you for your efforts!

 

[nageen9211]

Good news, guys, decryption fixed!

Now need to fix some bugs here and there, do some twrp functionality testing and will release it I hope in the next couple of days...

Wish me luck...

Good going.. all the best and hope to get a working twrp fully functional.

 

[$cronos_]

I am willing to compile it, but my computer is terrible..
I have an i5 and not much free space

 

[$cronos_]

There is an official version for the 5 now. So it should be possible.

Nope. They have different hardware

 

[Locklear308]

Honestly I'm kind of confused why this phone has so little attention.

Is there something about it that the majority of folks don't like?

 

[$cronos_]

Honestly I'm kind of confused why this phone has so little attention.

Is there something about it that the majority of folks don't like?

idk, my friend has one and says its great

 

[mepherion]

Honestly I'm kind of confused why this phone has so little attention.

Is there something about it that the majority of folks don't like?

Probably because it was hard to get one outside of USA/Japan during launch

 

[Locklear308]

Probably because it was hard to get one outside of USA/Japan during launch

Darn

Spec wise it is great...although 128GB is tiny...

 

[$cronos_]

Darn

Spec wise it is great...although 128GB is tiny...

128 GB is plenty

 

[Locklear308]

128 GB is plenty

Not when you have 70GB of music.