Development OP9-LEMONADE-A13-ROM-WATCHDOGS-MAY 25, 2023

[TheSayaMan]

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU MESS UP YOUR PHONE!!!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

Watch dogs is a ROM I created and it started with the OnePlus 9 Pro back in December. I have decided to bring it to the OnePlus 9, it's based on LineageOS & crDroid source & dependencies and I thank them for its use. SafetyNet and CTS passes whether your rooted or not. Modules not required. Most features are the same as crDroid but I have made some adjustments to bluetooth quality and some fonts that are not available there, plus Gapps are included.

Before you begin, if you don't have the latest platform tools installed on your windows machine. Download it here:

DO NOT FLASH GAPPS!!!! THEY ARE INCLUDED IN BUILD!!!!!

Flashing Instructions

First time installation (clean flash):

This update requires F.21 firmware

Backup your data

Download the ROM, and firmware flasher listed further down on this post and place all in your platform tools folder,
Extract all the contents in platform tools, Firmware flasher in folder.

You must flash firmware in bootloader.

Boot to recovery and factory reset then adb sideload

adb sideload WatchDogs-13.0-20230525-lemonade.zip

Reboot to system

reboot to recovery if you want root

adb sideload magisk.apk or adb sideload magisk.zip

Reboot to system

Update installation:

Updates can be sideloaded with custom recovery. Updates do not appear in system updater.

Sources:
ROM
Kernel

Downloads:
ROM
FIRMWARE FLASHER

Bugs?

Let me know.

 

[TheSayaMan]

Initial builds

WatchDogs-WITHGAPPS-13.0-20230312-lemonade.zip

WatchDogs-NOGAPPS-13.0-20230312-lemonade.zip

If you require Google apps, flash the first one only!
If you do not want Google apps, flash the second one only!

You can't cross dirty flash a update which should be common sense. Example, you can't dirty flash the with gapps build then next update, dirty flash the no gapps one.

 

[lorilucille9]

I tried CRdroid recovery and the one I was on and both said name mismatch. Got any suggestions for me to try? Thank you for the new development too!

 

[incesu571]

Telegram group please

 

[TheSayaMan]

I tried CRdroid recovery and the one I was on and both said name mismatch. Got any suggestions for me to try? Thank you for the new development too!

That's weird. Did you try sideloading the firmware flasher first before the ROM? If you still have difficulties, I will post the dtbo, boot and vendor_boot files for you to flash to make it compatible. I don't have this phone. I have the OnePlus9 Pro so I can't test it. I'm sure it works or there would be other users saying the same thing.

 

[lorilucille9]

I flashed the firmware successfully and tried it again but still got the same error. It wouldn't hurt to post the kit files and recovery for others too. If you do then I'll try again before I have to head into work in a couple hours.

UPDATE:
I used the CrDroid boot-20230106 file and then sideloaded fw_Oneplus9_IN_OOS13_F20 on both slots and was able to flash the rom on both slots successfully. Will let you know what I find in time and thanks again for another version rom to pplay with

 

[TheSayaMan]

I flashed the firmware successfully and tried it again but still got the same error. It wouldn't hurt to post the kit files and recovery for others too. If you do then I'll try again before I have to head into work in a couple hours.

UPDATE:
I used the CrDroid boot-20230106 file and then sideloaded fw_Oneplus9_IN_OOS13_F20 on both slots and was able to flash the rom on both slots successfully. Will let you know what I find in time and thanks again for another version rom to pplay with

Good deal, and no problem. Since I use crDroid sources, I figured that should work. I will still post the files necessary to flash recovery when I get a chance. Let me know if there are any bugs or issues with the ROM itself so I can work on it. Thank you!

 

[incesu571]

I installed it on my first try without any problems. but I couldn't understand how it differs from crdroid.

 

[TheSayaMan]

I installed it on my first try without any problems. but I couldn't understand how it differs from crdroid.

Bootanimation, fonts, bluetooth, sound audio and other tweaks.

 

[incesu571]

Bootanimation, fonts, bluetooth, sound audio and other tweaks.

thx bro

 

[lorilucille9]

Bootanimation, fonts, bluetooth, sound audio and other tweaks.

Not to mention Gapps included if you choose it so OTAs with no issues... otherwise you'd have to sideload Gapps again after at least for me that's what was happening.

 

[TheSayaMan]

Not to mention Gapps included if you choose it so OTAs with no issues... otherwise you'd have to sideload Gapps again after at least for me that's what was happening.

correct, sorry, forgot to mention that as well. Thank you!! crDroid doesn't offer a with gapps build. You can use the no gapps build to flash your own gapps but I won't support force close issues with the ROM. Example, pixel setup wizard can't be used because it interfers with the default launcher. And yes, on updates, just sideload the with gapps build and your done, unless you want root, then you will have to reboot and sideload magisk because root will be gone on a update.

 

[TheSayaMan]

Telegram group please

There is one in my 9 pro thread. I will update when I can.

 

[Sady94]

I have op 9 t-mobile version le 2117, can you please guide me which firmware should i use IN, EU or NA?

 

[TheSayaMan]

I have op 9 t-mobile version le 2117, can you please guide me which firmware should i use IN, EU or NA?

Convert your T-Mobile to EU as listed on another thread, then you can use the EU firmware. I will be posting a update soon with the boot, vendor_boot and dtbo. If you don't want to do that, I will post them later to flash recovery on your phone. Keep in mind that different variants act different, so you may have bugs on T-Mobile, it wasn't tested.

 

[pubmastervnt]

screenshots?

 

[TheSayaMan]

screenshots?

Not by me, maybe someone else who is running it

 

[TheSayaMan]

MARCH UPDATES: 03/24:

WatchDogs-WITHGAPPS-13.0-20230324-lemonade.zip

WatchDogs-NOGAPPS-13.0-20230324-lemonade.zip

 

[TheSayaMan]

I have op 9 t-mobile version le 2117, can you please guide me which firmware should i use IN, EU or NA?

You can use my custom recovery, files added in OP. You still need latest stock A13.

fastboot flash --slot all boot boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img

 

[TimmyP]

You cant install this (or any rom but base 11) on tmobile 2117 without BL unlock key. Pretty sure its not possible.

You can only convert to base global 11\OOS11 on 2117 for root, then in ui updater doesnt work OTA or manually. You can get to 13 stock only, because you need to be stock to ota, where you need a key to unlock bootloader again (conversion would bring you back to 11).

*The rooting situation with this phone sucks. I think Jaguar is the only one that will work because it is base 11.