Fake Oreo Roms on AFH?

MotoJunkie01

Senior Member
Apr 2, 2016
2,403
1,209
0
Corbin
As long as you have a Nandroid backup of your key partitions, flashing a custom ROM -- even if the ROM is corrupt or an incorrect build -- typically will not cause any major issues, especially not a brick. At worst, if the custom ROM bootloops or otherwise fails, you may simply boot back into TWRP and restore your stock Nandroid backup. If, on the off chance, your device will not boot into custom recovery, fastboot mode can be used to flash a full stock firmware package. Now don't get me wrong -- I'm not implying or advocating that it's okay to just flash a WTF.zip onto your device. In this instance, however, I think you would be totally safe giving it a try. All the ROMs on the link you provided appear to be legitimate, and the updater-script files do not flash your bootloader or other sensitive partitions. Worst case scenario --the ROM doesn't boot or it's too instable to use. Then just restore your Nandroid backup or fastboot flash a factory image.
 

Goose03

Senior Member
Feb 17, 2018
142
129
0
So as far as I know, the Qualcomm variant has no Oreo rom. But I came across a RR, and LOS 15 ROM. But don't want to risk bricking my device. It says XT1768, which is my devices model.

Here is the link: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=223472
Those zips clearly say "nicklaus" which is the codename for the mediatek variant of the E4 Plus. Don't flash anything unless it says "perry". I recommend not installing anything you just happen to find on AFH anyway since things are uploaded there for testing and not always labeled as such.
Edit: as long as the dev added the device name to the BoardConfig.mk for the ota asserts, it should fail to flash on the wrong device anyway.
 
Last edited: