[RECOVERY][UNOFFICIAL] TWRP for Galaxy S20 FE (Exynos)

[Gromit94]

I'm getting the VBMETA check fail, any advice? I'm currently on Android 12, tried multiple vbmeta_disabled files.

 

[danjac]

I'm getting the VBMETA check fail, any advice? I'm currently on Android 12, tried multiple vbmeta_disabled files.

No need to flash vbmeta anymore.
Just flashed a patched (via magisk) android 12 factory image .
Then download newest twrp and put it in the ap slot in odin.

 

[Gromit94]

No need to flash vbmeta anymore.
Just flashed a patched (via magisk) android 12 factory image .
Then download newest twrp and put it in the ap slot in odin.

I tried everything that day, a full stock Android 12 through Odin, tried twrp, I would get some error and get stuck in download mode. The error I had was something about the bootloader

 

[danjac]

I tried everything that day, a full stock Android 12 through Odin, tried twrp, I would get some error and get stuck in download mode. The error I had was something about the bootloader

As I said, I could successfully install TWRP after flashing a patched / prerooted Android 12 factory image. I think Magisk takes care of vbmeta as well, so then you are able to just flash TWRP via ODIN without vbmeta in 'userdata'.
At least that worked for me.

How to patch your AP file can be found here (see the Samsung section):
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html

 

[Gromit94]

As I said, I could successfully install TWRP after flashing a patched / prerooted Android 12 factory image. I think Magisk takes care of vbmeta as well, so then you are able to just flash TWRP via ODIN without vbmeta in 'userdata'.
At least that worked for me.

How to patch your AP file can be found here (see the Samsung section):
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html

Can you link me the patched android 12 you used? I'm very familiar with odin. I just can't successfully boot after patching TWRP.

 

[danjac]

Can you link me the patched android 12 you used? I'm very familiar with odin. I just can't successfully boot after patching TWRP.

did it myself, there's no link. just use frija or sth similar to download the needed factory image and use magisk to patch it.

 

[Gromit94]

did it myself, there's no link. just use frija or sth similar to download the needed factory image and use magisk to patch it.

did it myself, there's no link. just use frija or sth similar to download the needed factory image and use magisk to patch it.

did it myself, there's no link. just use frija or sth similar to download the needed factory image and use magisk to patch it.

Oh right, confused me with the pre patched business. Is the clean is worth it? I tried for hours, I kept getting check fail and everything, so give up and debloated stock Android rom myself.

 

[MrGentlemen]

Hi,
I have an SM-G780G/DS with Android 12
After flashing the twrp file with odin and restarting the phone in recovery mode, the stock recovery is still there.
I have followed the tutorial in the first post.
Any Help?

 

[afaneh92]

Hi,
I have an SM-G780G/DS with Android 12
After flashing the twrp file with odin and restarting the phone in recovery mode, the stock recovery is still there.
I have followed the tutorial in the first post.
Any Help?

You are lucky to lose twrp, dont flash exynos twrp on snapdragon. Use your correct twrp. In snapdragon section.

 

[Gully.Moy]

Please help, I'm bricked after trying this!!

I have an exynos S20 FE and was on android 12. I followed the instructions but it didn't work and now my device just says "An error occurred while updating the device software", with "debore : on_fail_unsupported_version" in top left.

I can see no one else with this same error online, lots of people have posted a similar screen which also says "Use the Emergency Recovery Function in the Smart Switch PC software" after. I don't see that!!

Smart Switch emergency software recovery won't list my device and I've tried flashing stock firmware with latest Odin, or reflashing twrp with or without vbmeta...

Odin and Smart Switch will recognise the device is plugged in but won't flash it. After trying to flash with Odin I get another line under the debore one, top left, saying "SW REV. CHECK FAIL(BOOTLOADER) DEVICE: 0xa, BINARY: 0x9"

Any ideas, pleasseeeee

Edit: I managed to get into normal looking download mode but it still fails the same in Odin and Smart Switch.

 

[afaneh92]

Please help, I'm bricked after trying this!!

I have an exynos S20 FE and was on android 12. I followed the instructions but it didn't work and now my device just says "An error occurred while updating the device software", with "debore : on_fail_unsupported_version" in top left.

I can see no one else with this same error online, lots of people have posted a similar screen which also says "Use the Emergency Recovery Function in the Smart Switch PC software" after. I don't see that!!

Smart Switch emergency software recovery won't list my device and I've tried flashing stock firmware with latest Odin, or reflashing twrp with or without vbmeta...

Odin and Smart Switch will recognise the device is plugged in but won't flash it. After trying to flash with Odin I get another line under the debore one, top left, saying "SW REV. CHECK FAIL(BOOTLOADER) DEVICE: 0xa, BINARY: 0x9"

Any ideas, pleasseeeee

Edit: I managed to get into normal looking download mode but it still fails the same in Odin and Smart Switch.

reflash stock firmware with same bootloader version

 

[Gully.Moy]

Great, thanks. Is it possible to tell what bootloader I need to match whilst my phone is in it's bricked state?

I was planning to try installing the latest stock carrier specific (Three) firmware for my phone (I tried unbranded already). This should be the firmware the phone was on before bricked so the same bootloader?

Edit: I tried to flash the latest carrier specific firmware but I get the same error...

I presume the line "SW REV. CHECK FAIL(BOOTLOADER) DEVICE: 0xa, BINARY: 0x9" means I currently have the 0xa bootloader and I am trying to flash the 0x9 binary which it won't accept? How can I find a stock firmware with the 0xa bootloader?

Edit 2: I found a firmware with the right bootloader version. Turns out Sammobile doesn't have the latest firmware in my region. Samfw does and helpfully lists the bootloader version (BIT (BINARY/U/SW REV.)=A in this case). But it still fails in Odin. Phone goes blank whilst flashing and goes back to the error screen.

So still bricked with "debore : on_fail_unsupported_version" in top left. What does this mean? Any other way to save my phone?

Edit 3: I figured " on_fail_unsupported_version" sounded like a problem with the Odin version. So, I tried 3.13.3 and... It worked! Not sure if that was the problem or just better luck this time but unbricked, Phew!

 

[Gully.Moy]

So now I'm unbricked, next question is, what is the correct process for flashing this TWRP onto a phone with android 12 stock firmware?

I see people are saying Vbmeta is not required because you can flash a patched stock firmware instead, but what if you want to flash a custom rom (I'm looking at the Project X Rom)? Do I need to flash a patched stock firmware first or can I just flash the rom?

 

[Gully.Moy]

Right, for anyone trying to do this who was stuck like me, this is how I got it working on Android 12 / ONEUI 4:

• Unlocked bootloader as per guides no problem
• Downloaded latest stock firmware from Samfw and extract
• (Don't extract AP file to get boot.img as per some guides)
• Copy the AP_blahblahblah.tar.md5 file to phone storage
• Install Magisk manager on your phone via browser
• Open Magisk manager, select 'install' next to Magisk, select the .tar.md5 file and patch it
• Copy newly created magisk .tar file from phone download folder to computer
• Flash via Odin 3.13.3 with standard BL CP and CSC from Samfw download, but the magisk .tar file in AP slot.
• (I used CSC not Home CSC).
• Boot into android and reenable USB debugging (not sure if necessary).
• Pick up instructions on page one from point 3
• (Recovery mode combination is volume up + side button with USB plugged in)

Maybe someone could update the OP?

 

[ZishanTherapyOwner]

Is this for android 12?

 

[BraskOviedo]

Is this for android 12?

yes

 

[isisky]

Hello, anyone have working version for android 13, I see there is a custom rom out there so I assumed there should be a twrp ?

 

[3mel]

Hello, anyone have working version for android 13, I see there is a custom rom out there so I assumed there should be a twrp ?

first page fella

 

[Tungstwenty]

It looks like the kernel sources for Android 13 are available.
@afaneh92 would it be possible to provide the recovery for this version?

 

[afaneh92]

It looks like the kernel sources for Android 13 are available.
@afaneh92 would it be possible to provide the recovery for this version?

My twrp works on android 13 without new kernel