How To Guide [GSI][PHH] Guide & Support [Mojito][Sunny]

[ChristianWS]

Well didn't really work as well as I wanted, did it?

I rather not go with CrDroid.

Can I just use TWRP to flash BgS on top of my system? I just need to disable the MicroG Module before, right?

Do I need to reflash Magisk and Kernel?

 

[MPK99]

Can I just use TWRP to flash BgS on top of my system?

Neither TWRP, nor OrangeFox have ability to flash logical partitions bydefault. It's not possible on dynamic partition table. As of now, you have to do it on fastbootd.
Maybe in future we might get updates from twrp/ofox to manage logical partitions.

Do I need to reflash Magisk and Kernel? I just need to disable the MicroG Module before, right?

Magisk would be enough. No need to disable any module.

 

[ChristianWS]

Wait, holdup

I need to "fastboot flash system lineageOS.img" every time there's a new update?

 

[MPK99]

Wait, holdup

I need to "fastboot flash system lineageOS.img" every time there's a new update?

For lineage, yes. For phh's AOSP & ponces pixel exp, there's OTA designed for them (update right from settings).
Although Andy tried to implement OTA, he suggest not to rely on it.
OTA implementation introduced by ponces. Read more about here.

 

[ChristianWS]

Argh, fine.

I just need to fastboot and flash the LineageOS bgS on top of my bvS, right? I don't need to do anything after that? I don't need to add the overlay again, or to wipe data, or do anything else besides fastboot flash?

 

[MPK99]

I just need to fastboot and flash the LineageOS bgS on top of my bvS, right?

Read OP prerequisites section again. I mentioned that vanilla to gapps migration (or vice versa) is not dirty flashable. Only one to one is.
If you wanna move to gapps variant from vanilla, you gotta wipe data & start fresh.

I don't need to add the overlay again

Overlay is inside /system/product/overlay. So basically a re-flash will remove it so you gotta do it again.
From newer october build, overlay will be pre-included, since merge happened in september (& you're running sept build).

 

[MPK99]

@samir

Memory leak?

Try newer overlay from op (redownload). I've modified some changes to power_profiles. Lemme know later if continuous usage still hangs your 4gig handset.

 

[ChristianWS]

Inside phh settings > Misc section, execute "Securize system". Then re-flash magisk from recovery.
This is the reason many GSI builders avoid shipping "su" (a.k.a bvS/bgS) & just build N variants (bvN/bgN). Because it causes overlap with Magisk, since both ship same root binaries. I donno why Andy still builds su variant. He doesn't even include non-su along with it...¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I did that (after redoing everything from the beginning to flash BgS), after clicking "Securize" I re-flashed magisk from TWRP but now Magisk doesn't work, it doesn't think it is installed, I have no option inside Magisk

 

[MPK99]

I did that (after redoing everything from the beginning to flash BgS), after clicking "Securize" I re-flashed magisk from TWRP but now Magisk doesn't work, it doesn't think it is installed, I have no option inside Magisk

Try flashing magisk again, since su might got nuked after reboot.
You can check out /system/bin/phh-securize.sh script what securize doing behind.

 

[ChristianWS]

I have flashed Magisk again, and it doesn't work

 

[MPK99]

I have flashed Magisk again, and it doesn't work

As per securize script...

rm $SYSTEM/xbin/su
rm $SYSTEM/bin/phh-su
rm $SYSTEM/etc/init/su.rc
rm -Rf $SYSTEM/{app,priv-app}/me.phh.superuser/
rm -Rf /data/su || true
mkdir /metadata/phh
touch /metadata/phh/secure

is the main stuff to be removed. You can manually remove them, re-flash stock boot & twrp + magisk again. Should work.

Unfortunately, Andy is the only one who ships prerooted lineage gsi ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Strangely, he quoted to keep both & ignore Abnormal state warning though.

 

[Samir2298]

@samir

Try newer overlay from op (redownload). I've modified some changes to power_profiles. Lemme know later if continuous usage still hangs your 4gig handset.

Thanks! Will let you know in couple days.

It messed up alignment in Clash Royale tho. This extra space at bottom is not supposed to be there.

 

[MPK99]

It messed up alignment in Clash Royale tho. This extra space at bottom is not supposed to be there.

I think that's irrelavant to this. power_profile strings shouldn't affect screen space.

 

[Samir2298]

I think that's irrelavant to this. power_profile strings shouldn't affect screen space.

On older overlay it was fine.

Edit: Do I have to extract zip file and have only .apk extension in overlay folder?

 

[MPK99]

On older overlay it was fine.

Try this once.

 

[Samir2298]

Try this once.

My bad, had to extract file.

Also on an unrelated note, I have noticed note 10 has low sensitivity on borders/edges, in other words extreme left and right. Which is annoying when you're playing a game and the buttons are near border(for example in Minecraft) and you have to touch with extra force. Do you know of any way to increase it?

 

[MPK99]

My bad, had to extract file.

I provided apk btw, not zip

Do you know of any way to increase it?

That's funny. Touch sensitivity is always monotonous, there's no such thing as custom pressure. I think it's your display that's messed up. Was that same across roms too?

 

[Samir2298]

I provided apk btw, not zip

That's funny. Touch sensitivity is always monotonous, there's no such thing as custom pressure. I think it's your display that's messed up. Was that same across roms too?

No, it's not my display coz on MIUI there was this option in game mode(see attached ss), setting it to "None" would fix issue as I described in MC.

I believe by default Xiaomi has it decreased for whatever reasons, and it can be altered through software.

 

[Samir2298]

Was that same across roms too?

Yes, same in all ROMS, be it MIUI, AOSP/GSI. But thing is MIUI has atleast an option to increase it which fixed issue for me.

 

[MPK99]

Yes, same in all ROMS, be it MIUI, AOSP/GSI. But thing is MIUI has atleast an option to increase it which fixed issue for me.

That's not upto my expertise then. Only gsi related support here. Lemme know if overlay stuff is okay so that I need to push relevant changes.