[RECOVERY][UNOFFICIAL] TWRP for Galaxy Note 9 (Exynos)

SammyTRK

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Humm.. I have this same problem for a while. Did you try just holding power + volume down for 5-10sec after it stuck at the end of app optimizing? It should reboot and start fine.
You never had this issue after a dalvik cache wipe?

And the use of mke2fs is perfect. It's related to the kernel, mk2fs allows to modify ext2 ext3 ext4 in one tool, so it saves a bit of space. For f2fs formatting, mkfs.f2fs is used.
Wiping cache and dalvik alone works no problem. It is the restore function that causes the no boot issue.
 

SammyTRK

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My bad!:silly:
I'm trying on it.
Thanks to you, especially @SammyTRK

For now Beta1 link : twrp-3.3.0-0-crownlte-beta1.tar
Here is a log when it is stuck on the boot logo, hopefully it helps.

Also when I connect USB to PC in recovery there is usually only two "folders", Internal Storage and Micro SD Card.
After the restore completed I connected USB and in the window that pops up on PC there were 4 "folders", Internal Storage listed 3 times and then Micro SD Card. Weird. :confused:
I've never seen that before. I don't think I have ever connected USB to it after a restore, I'll check and see if that happens on 3.2.3 too. *(Nope, it didn't happen)
 

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3arthur6

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so whats the changelog in this?
This is only beta 1, so no changes. It's even a step back :(

Here is a log when it is stuck on the boot logo, hopefully it helps.

Also when I connect USB to PC in recovery there is usually only two "folders", Internal Storage and Micro SD Card.
After the restore completed I connected USB and in the window that pops up on PC there were 4 "folders", Internal Storage listed 3 times and then Micro SD Card. Weird. :confused:
I've never seen that before. I don't think I have ever connected USB to it after a restore, I'll check and see if that happens on 3.2.3 too. *(Nope, it didn't happen)
Thanks for the log, I did not think about asking!
So you only restored data right? Because in my tests if system is restored the phone goes directly to download mode.

And your USB MTP issue is doubtless related to this restoration fail.
 

SammyTRK

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This is only beta 1, so no changes. It's even a step back :(



Thanks for the log, I did not think about asking!
So you only restored data right? Because in my tests if system is restored the phone goes directly to download mode.

And your USB MTP issue is doubtless related to this restoration fail.
I backup everything except for recovery and cache.
When restoring I restore everything that was backed up. It has never booted to download mode.
 

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i currently have version 3.2.3-0 installed.


[1]if i wanna install 3.3.0-0 beta 1, i have to do the whole odin procedure again?
or can i install it as an image via TWRP and to recovery?

[2]what about backups made using 3.2.3-0, will they restore fine with 3.3.0-0 beta 1?
 

bober10113

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i currently have version 3.2.3-0 installed.


[1]if i wanna install 3.3.0-0 beta 1, i have to do the whole odin procedure again?
or can i install it as an image via TWRP and to recovery?

[2]what about backups made using 3.2.3-0, will they restore fine with 3.3.0-0 beta 1?
just extract the .img and flash it as an image in twrp and choose recovery as target


but flashing the .tar in Odin is just as fast/easy
 

3arthur6

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Good news! It should be good this time:good:

New release : twrp-3.3.0-0-crownlte-beta3.tar

Changelog:
- Fixed backups restoration issue (reverted back from 9 to 8.1 build platform for now)
- Reapplied beta2 changelog
- Switched to LZMA compression (about 33% smaller)
- Disabled twrp app install prompt (sorry for their authors but this is very annoying)
- Other minors improvements
 

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Good news! It should be good this time:good:

New release : twrp-3.3.0-0-crownlte-beta3.tar

Changelog:
- Fixed backups restoration issue (reverted back from 9 to 8.1 build platform for now)
- Reapplied beta2 changelog
- Switched to LZMA compression (about 33% smaller)
- Disabled twrp app install prompt (sorry for their authors but this is very annoying)
- Other minors improvements
Great job as usual. Thanks for giving us note 9 users proper f2fs support ?
 
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HorstiG

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Backup and restore work, but very slowly. Uncompressed.
And I can't pair my Gear 3 anymore.
It looks like, at restore not everything is written back properly.

Dev Base, Stock Kernel, Magisk 19.1

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