[Official][PIE] AOSCP (CypherOS project) [P20 pro]

[sfoot13]

@dladz Try with AEX from honor view 10 forum.
You'll need to wipe data with stock recovery.
If you have problems with battery draining, just delete the nfc files (apk and other files stored on system).
Hope it works better for you.

 

[kessaras]

Hey, thank you man, i just jumped over to PIE so this is music to my ears.

This is my first port of call for flashing ROM's

Cheers mate.

Just trying to work out the flashing process, huawei is so messed up compared to other phones man.

---------- Post added at 11:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:20 PM ----------

Dude what in the holy s*** is that boot animation? Why would you do that to us? Lol i'm so glad i wasn't in public put it that way.

Having a horrible time on pie, flahed your aicp rom, internal memory is still encrypted for some reason, can't use camera, so assumed it was in need of a format, tried a format, it got stuck, left it for a long time.

Forced a shut down (i had no choice)

Can't use eRecovery as it says it can't get the package to restore, but after wiping from there TWRP worked.

So re-installed the rom after installing the keep decrypted zip.

Now after the installation the OS won't be and TWRP doesn't show anything, stuck on logo.

Trying to get to recovery again but it feels like i'm starting to go round in circles.

Hoping i haven't borked anything.

Any ideas how to revert back to a functional anything?

recovered by flashing a bunch of files from the bootloader using the fastboot command.

cust
kernel
vendor
userdata
system
cache
recovery_ramdisk

i had to extract these files from the firmware i downloaded, i was on 190 so downloaded 190.

Just in case anyone else ends up here.

PIE is crap btw, i wish i'd have stayed on oreo. Had so much more.

---------- Post added at 02:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:56 PM ----------

Reflashed the rom again, still didn't work. Currently on 9.0.0.190

Reflashing all the img files again to get my phone back.

read carefully the op.....

"ROM Firmware Required: 9.0.0.195 also read post #3"

If minimum required is v195 then its v195 not 190.
Also if your data is still encrypted during first boot, then you did something wrong. During 1st boot , then yes it gets encrypted again because p20 pro is encrypted by default. Too bad TWRP is useless and can't decrypt.
- Im unaware of the keep decrypted zip as i want it encrypted and also i never flash anything i don't need.
To restore/fix your phone or to go back to stock , there is an easier method than doing them manually.
The flash tool from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...awei-p20-pro-charlotte-l29c432b131-8-t3809964
using your firmware version (the right one for your model) is bringing everything back with just a click and a few taps.

**Oh about the logo... i didn't do that. These files are in "cust" partition. These logos were already there from stock huawei firmware and for some reason i don't know, because i never looked up to it, we see them.
I don't know what you saw, but when i use my vodafone sim card as a 1st sim, i see a black guy doing some stupid sexy dancing............ i hate it too..... but i'm bored to look for it and delete it manually from cust.

No. You were right. Just checked it and its the normal boot animation.... wtf with those guys in AICP.... im changing it during this week.
Really sorry about that boot animation. I thought of it as being something in cust partition and I ignored it.

EDIT: @dladz , They told me it was a prank for April.

 

[dladz]

read carefully the op.....

"ROM Firmware Required: 9.0.0.195 also read post #3"

If minimum required is v195 then its v195 not 190.

Well, that is all my fault Thanks man.

Also if your data is still encrypted during first boot, then you did something wrong. During 1st boot , then yes it gets encrypted again because p20 pro is encrypted by default. Too bad TWRP is useless and can't decrypt.
- Im unaware of the keep decrypted zip as i want it encrypted and also i never flash anything i don't need.
To restore/fix your phone or to go back to stock , there is an easier method than doing them manually.
The flash tool from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...awei-p20-pro-charlotte-l29c432b131-8-t3809964
using your firmware version (the right one for your model) is bringing everything back with just a click and a few taps.

**Oh about the logo... i didn't do that. These files are in "cust" partition. These logos were already there from stock huawei firmware and for some reason i don't know, because i never looked up to it, we see them.
I don't know what you saw, but when i use my vodafone sim card as a 1st sim, i see a black guy doing some stupid sexy dancing............ i hate it too..... but i'm bored to look for it and delete it manually from cust.

No. You were right. Just checked it and its the normal boot animation.... wtf with those guys in AICP.... im changing it during this week.
Really sorry about that boot animation. I thought of it as being something in cust partition and I ignored it.

EDIT: @dladz , They told me it was a prank for April.

Looool i thought it was like a little two fingers up to the people who wanted more than just the ROM you made I saw the funny side but jesus imagine my wife was watching me "So you've spent 4 hours fixing your phone and now you're watching men gyrating!!!?!?!?"

Haha no harm mate, and in all fairness i guess i needed a little kick into learning more about this phone, kind of a crash course but it's helped me have a deeper understanding now. So all's well.

Just terrified to commit to flashing anything now, I suppose I could upgrade using the manual method to 195 right?

Might do that, but for now i'm enjoying having a phone that actually boots

Cheers man.

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@dladz Try with AEX from honor view 10 forum.
You'll need to wipe data with stock recovery.
If you have problems with battery draining, just delete the nfc files (apk and other files stored on system).
Hope it works better for you.

Is that a PIE ROM Mate?

I've just got my phone set up, rooted and running ok but on PIE stock, there's a lot i hate about it, in time i'll force myself to get another rom on there.

Have written a guide for people who fall into the same issue, I missed the 195 firmware text in the OP, my own stupid fault.

With the stock recovery wipe, is that definitely necessary? Wouldn't a wipe in TWRP do the same? Or doesn't it have access?

Cheers tho i'll keep it in mind, i guess i need to update past 190 though, perhaps i'm behind everyone.

 

[kessaras]

@dladz, its ok now. No more dancing in boot animation

 

[RazOne]

@dladz, its ok now. No more dancing in boot animation

Hello! Can you give me the link of the latest version? Thank youu!

 

[dladz]

@dladz, its ok now. No more dancing in boot animation

Lol thank god.

I'm scared to install anything now. Guessing i have to update to 195 right?

 

[kessaras]

Lol thank god.

I'm scared to install anything now. Guessing i have to update to 195 right?

Exactly.
Scared of what ?
It's your call. Stay and wait for Trump ?

 

[dladz]

Exactly.
Scared of what ?
It's your call. Stay and wait for Trump ?

Haha he's a massive clown isn't it. Jesus..

Thought that current Huawei devices were ok?? It's just future ones?

I'll have a crack tomorrow, I'm just enjoying everything working at the moment.

 

[kessaras]

Haha he's a massive clown isn't it. Jesus..

Thought that current Huawei devices were ok?? It's just future ones?

I'll have a crack tomorrow, I'm just enjoying everything working at the moment.

US command to ban Huawei affects all of us.
Huawei never shared working sources for our phone. They shared a source for all their CLT series which we have to make it work somehow.
So as things stand right now, if Huawei doesn't share a working source for L29, i don't see android Q ever booting. And stock Android Q is not gonna make it, unless they include p20 pro to their devices that will get their newly created OS which is not public yet.
If nothing changes , as things are right now, this is the end of the line. We can only maintain Pie.

 

[dladz]

US command to ban Huawei affects all of us.
Huawei never shared working sources for our phone. They shared a source for all their CLT series which we have to make it work somehow.
So as things stand right now, if Huawei doesn't share a working source for L29, i don't see android Q ever booting. And stock Android Q is not gonna make it, unless they include p20 pro to their devices that will get their newly created OS which is not public yet.
If nothing changes , as things are right now, this is the end of the line. We can only maintain Pie.

Tbh its probably going to be resolved.

Off the back of all this crap banning Huawei, ARM had just cancelled all it's contracts with Huawei which means they can't even make their own chip as it would still have to be based on their architecture, this obviously isn't going to stay that way, Huawei it China isn't going to walk away from all that money.

China will step in and probably strike a deal, minus a few sanctions..

Saying that, I'll have sold this phone way before Q even tries to get going.

 

[dladz]

@kessaras

I just flashed the PIE version of the berkerley rom i used on oreo, i had to edit the berkerley lines from the ROM so it installed to charlotte but it worked.

This was the process

1 Edited rom of all parts berkerely ie: update script

2 Use newest TWRP 3.3.0.2

3 Flash both AOSIP and MindtheG-Apps

4. Boot to recovery

5. Fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk the original recovery

6. Wipe data factory reset

7. Boot and set up


I'm going to update to 195 at some point and install your ROM too.

I've been at this since last night about midnight, just couldn't get my head around decrypting, eventually i realised i didn't have to, it was the flashing of the original recovery to perform a factory wipe which eluded me.

Finally in business on PIE with something that resembles an OS i'd want to use (as does yours )

Looks a hell of a lot like your AICP rom minus the gay guy (i know you've removed it)

Good times, finally on the p20 pro, bit late but better late than never.

 

[raffabraz]

Hello, yesterday I flash your last update on my clt but somehow I only boot with broken launcher and can't set up my device ( there early setup where you put our email etc)
I did all the steps and flashed with mind the g.
BTW I have firmware 270

 

[dladz]

Hello, yesterday I flash your last update on my clt but somehow I only boot with broken launcher and can't set up my device ( there early setup where you put our email etc)
I did all the steps and flashed with mind the g.
BTW I have firmware 270

So you used mindtheG-apps and it installed correctly yes? So were you prompted to set up your device or did it just show you the launcher on boot? Was the playstore installed when you opened the app drawer? any errors in twrp when installing?


Might be an idea to try this method.

1.Download the ROM and Mind the G-apps and put them in your ADB folder

2 Use newest TWRP 3.3.0.2

3 Push both the ROM and Gapps to tmp, then flash both AOSCP and MindtheG-Apps, DO NOT BOOT // REBOOT YET!

4. Boot to bootloader (adb reboot bootloader from TWRP)

5. Fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk the original recovery (this will need to be in your ADB Folder, it's called recovery_ramdis,img)

6. Fastboot reboot / quickly - disconnect cable and hold up, Wipe data factory reset in official recovery.

Done - Boot and set up



Obviously back up before doing this.

Worked for me on another ROM.

Hope this helps.

 

[raffabraz]

So you used mindtheG-apps and it installed correctly yes? So were you prompted to set up your device or did it just show you the launcher on boot? Was the playstore installed when you opened the app drawer? any errors in twrp when installing?


Might be an idea to try this method.

1.Download the ROM and Mind the G-apps and put them in your ADB folder

2 Use newest TWRP 3.3.0.2

3 Push both the ROM and Gapps to tmp, then flash both AOSCP and MindtheG-Apps, DO NOT BOOT // REBOOT YET!

4. Boot to bootloader (adb reboot bootloader from TWRP)

5. Fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk the original recovery (this will need to be in your ADB Folder, it's called recovery_ramdis,img)

6. Fastboot reboot / quickly - disconnect cable and hold up, Wipe data factory reset in official recovery.

Done - Boot and set up



Obviously back up before doing this.

Worked for me on another ROM.

Hope this helps.

Yes I did similar to what you said above. No, no prompted to set up or play store installed. Only had launcher and only could press back to go back. If I click on center did nothing. Also quick settings show me only the first line. ?

 

[dladz]

Yes I did similar to what you said above. No, no prompted to set up or play store installed. Only had launcher and only could press back to go back. If I click on center did nothing. Also quick settings show me only the first line. ?

Then G-apps has not installed correctly.

Go through the steps i have written out.

Do not forget the wipe in stock recovery, that was a big miss by me, but it matters.

Also the TWRP version you use matters too. Avoid the unofficial one for this.

I think it may be the factory reset / wipe data in stock recovery that you've missed, it has to be STOCK recovery, TWRP will not clean up correctly No idea why but it doesn't lol.

Give it a try.

 

[raffabraz]

Then G-apps has not installed correctly.

Go through the steps i have written out.

Do not forget the wipe in stock recovery, that was a big miss by me, but it matters.

Also the TWRP version you use matters too. Avoid the unofficial one for this.

I think it may be the factory reset / wipe data in stock recovery that you've missed, it has to be STOCK recovery, TWRP will not clean up correctly No idea why but it doesn't lol.

Give it a try.

OK, I'll do it again tonight, simple gaaps, mind the gaaps or the normal gaaps?
Thanks

 

[dladz]

OK, I'll do it again tonight, simple gaaps, mind the gaaps or the normal gaaps?
Thanks

The one in the op should be MindTheG-Apps

It had to install without error, no red writing.

Use twrp (official) v 3.3.0.2 you have to push to it.

ADB push MindTheG-Apps (or name of file) /tmp

Oh actually he lists simple G-Apps in the OP try that instead. Then if it fails go with mind the.

Good luck

 

[djlukas1983]

Is it possible to flash this ROM on the 9.0.0.270 firmware?

 

[kessaras]

Is it possible to flash this ROM on the 9.0.0.270 firmware?

who knows......
me i can't get those updates. There isn't any full ota package released for l29-c432 beyond 195.
If nothing changed in kernel since 195 then it will boot fine.

What do you have to lose ?
If you are thinking about it, it means that you are prepared to wipe data partition. Worst case is that it doesn't boot and you flash back the huawei rom.

Let us all know if it will boot.

EDIT:
You can also try this if it doesn't boot.
You may try flashing only kernel.img in kernel partition manually in fastboot. flashing the v195 kernel it will boot for sure.
Flashing only kernel is not dangerous, it's not part of the bootloader stack so it won't hard brick the device.
Just careful you don't flash the kernel in any other partition.

fastboot flash kernel kernel.img

 

[djlukas1983]

who knows......
me i can't get those updates. There isn't any full ota package released for l29-c432 beyond 195.
If nothing changed in kernel since 195 then it will boot fine.

What do you have to lose ?
If you are thinking about it, it means that you are prepared to wipe data partition. Worst case is that it doesn't boot and you flash back the huawei rom.

Let us all know if it will boot.

EDIT:
You can also try this if it doesn't boot.
You may try flashing only kernel.img in kernel partition manually in fastboot. flashing the v195 kernel it will boot for sure.
Flashing only kernel is not dangerous, it's not part of the bootloader stack so it won't hard brick the device.
Just careful you don't flash the kernel in any other partition.

I've asked because I'm on lineage os 16 and there is a problem in flashing it, and I have to delete some lines in updater script to make flashing possible.