[ROM] [13.0] [Dragon] ArrowOS 13.0 [UNOFFICIAL]

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AlfreGarcia98

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Hi guys! Right now i am running lineage 19.1 and its really nice but its not as smooth as i would like and that's why my pixel c is always in the drawer.
How is this rom performance compared with lineage 19.1? Should i flash it? Thanks in advance.
 
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heyChristo said:
For many, many reasons, you should only run official magisk which is only found on John Wu's github: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/

The only reason that I made that comment is because a few pages back somebody posted a link to another random magisk build that is a modified branch of the original. Rooting in itself puts your device at some minor security risk, but installing random magisk apk's from unreliable sources takes that risk to a whole other level. Of course, there may be very specific reasons for running a modified version and that is up to y'all.

In regards to backup, I just let google do its thang and restore apps after a clean flash.
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@heyChristo,

By any chance, could you attach the working driver you're using for the Pixel C...that works with FastBoot?

Everything works perfect with ADB, but for FastBoot Windows 10 doesn't recognize the driver installed.

I've been scavenger hunting for it 😅

Thank you!
 
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b1ggjoe said:
@heyChristo,

By any chance, could you attach the working driver you're using for the Pixel C...that works with FastBoot?

Everything works perfect with ADB, but for FastBoot Windows 10 doesn't recognize the driver installed.

I've been scavenger hunting for it 😅

Thank you!
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It was on xda that I found the original instructions, but the driver for this device is goofy, and you will have to reinstall it everytime you try to boot the device from fastboot, (at least from my experience). You can try this page here and I although these instructions are outdated, I would suggest these steps are valid: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12.

www.androidusbdrivers.com

Google Pixel C USB Drivers (DOWNLOAD) - Android USB Drivers

Trouble connecting Google Pixel C to Computer? Download and Install Official Google Pixel C USB Driver for Windows 7, 10, 8, 8.1 or XP PC. Also, download Google Pixel C ADB Driver & Fastboot Driver which helps in installing the Firmware, ROM's and other files.
www.androidusbdrivers.com www.androidusbdrivers.com

You will manually have to look up the generic android driver in the scroll down list. Make sure you have the drivers from the latest android sdk, not any generic drivers.

Download Android Studio & App Tools - Android Developers

Android Studio provides app builders with an integrated development environment (IDE) optimized for Android apps. Download Android Studio today.
developer.android.com developer.android.com

Uninstall any other generic drivers you may have installed, or phone drivers from other OEM. My phone is a one plus, and I had quite the learning curve to fix their driver incompatibility issue with old drivers carried over from old versions. Now I only use the SDK driver from google. Strangely enough, I can flash magisk via fastboot but my pixel never shows up via usb to do file transfers, etc. It did when I originally got it but it has been many rom versions that my usb transfer has not worked. FYI, you have to be in fastboot to enable the driver and not in the rom. Every time you reboot the device, it changes the driver state and you will have to reinstall it. Perhaps there is a better way, but I don't flash this device often enough to have figured it out.
 
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I will uploaded the usb mtp driver to my google now.

For USB file transfer: Download the driver on my google drive, restart computer, smash the F8 key before windows loads, choose advanced startup, choose Disable Driver Signature Enforcement, right click start menu, go to device manager, right click on the device with warning mark (Pixel C), install driver by pointing to the file I provided.

For fastboot: Install adb/fastboot drivers. This one is easy: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...vers-15-seconds-adb-installer-v1-4-3.2588979/ (Check on the last pages of the thread)

First time changing to fastboot mode you need right click start menu, go to device manager, while the pixel is in fastboot click on the device with warning mark, right click, choose driver, choose driver from list, select fastboot/bootloader. After this windows will always switch between adb/fastboot correctly.
 
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AlfreGarcia98 said:
okay I am gonna do it. Where can i find the recommended gapps? And magisk or not magisk recommended? Thanks again
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Link to MindTheGapps is in the first post. I use Magisk and it works just fine, YMMV

For me, the only thing that isn't working right is the "Google Bar" light on the back is always on , and no longer responds to double taps for battery status. Not a huge loss,m it's a gimmick anyway :)
 
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b1ggjoe said:
@michie,

- Will a dirty flash work for this or should I do a brand new install?

- Do you think with this version I'll be able to install apps/games from the app store? I had issues with 12 saying that the OS was an unsupported version?

Thank you!

BJ
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I originally did a dirty flash and thought all was well, but then I had issues with the Play Store. Had to do a clean flash to fix
 
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Papaw01 said:
Link to MindTheGapps is in the first post. I use Magisk and it works just fine, YMMV

For me, the only thing that isn't working right is the "Google Bar" light on the back is always on , and no longer responds to double taps for battery status. Not a huge loss,m it's a gimmick anyway :)
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Okay i did it this morning and holly ****.... I even feel like using the tablet again. Works incredibly good. I did it without magisk and my Google Bar is working perfectly.
Thanks for helping
Edit: i checked it again and nope it not perfectly working the Google Bar
 
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b1ggjoe said:
@heyChristo,

By any chance, could you attach the working driver you're using for the Pixel C...that works with FastBoot?

Everything works perfect with ADB, but for FastBoot Windows 10 doesn't recognize the driver installed.

I've been scavenger hunting for it 😅

Thank you!
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You can also try this way, worked fine for me:
I flashed los 19.1 and pico Gapps using Bugjaeger app from playstore on my OnePlus Nord 2. Works well. No need of pc to unlock bootloader and flash TWRP and rom and Gapps. Used this because my old PC didn't recognize pixel c in bootloader modus. Made connection between OnePlus and pixel c through USB c to c cable.

Now I'm on Arrow 13. Much faster and more stable compared to LOS
 
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@michie @heyChristo and Everyone,

Thank you so much for your help, you guys are absolute LEGENDS!

After taking the time to read everything a few times and fully understand the whole process, I'm happy to report that I'm up and running!

That includes USB and FastBoot drivers working correctly, my new Magisk-patched boot.img, Zygisk enabled, SafetyNet fix, a new props config and Banking apps working as well as Pokemon Go!!

Magisk has changed so much since last using it and it took some getting used to, but I think I understand it now.

I'm currently spoofing the device's props config as a Google Pixel 6 Pro...but I'm wondering if there's a better device that I should be spoofing as?
 
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AlfreGarcia98 said:
Okay i did it this morning and holly ****.... I even feel like using the tablet again. Works incredibly good. I did it without magisk and my Google Bar is working perfectly.
Thanks for helping
Edit: i checked it again and nope it not perfectly working the Google Bar
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No worries, already fixed the light bar behaviour. Will upload tomorrow.
 
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New build up!

- Updated CPU firmware to Shield 9.0.0
- Updated GPU firmware to Shield 9.0.0
- Updated xusb firmware to Shield 9.0.0
- Fixed Led bar behaviour: Made my own variation to have a dimmed lightbar when screen is on so it does not disturb in dark rooms and turns off at screen off.

Also cleaned our device tree.
 
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michie said:
New build up!

- Updated CPU firmware to Shield 9.0.0
- Updated GPU firmware to Shield 9.0.0
- Updated xusb firmware to Shield 9.0.0
- Fixed Led bar behaviour: Made my own variation to have a dimmed lightbar when screen is on so it does not disturb in dark rooms and turns off at screen off.

Also cleaned our device tree.
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thank you very much for all the work and bringing life back to our pixels c.
What next changes are you planning to bring? Do you think it will be possible to bring back 2k youtube or fullhd netflix?
What are the pros of that shield 9.0.0 firmware?
Thank you again
 
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    thank you very much for all the work and bringing life back to our pixels c.
    What next changes are you planning to bring? Do you think it will be possible to bring back 2k youtube or fullhd netflix?
    What are the pros of that shield 9.0.0 firmware?
    Thank you again
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    The firmware itself wont make much difference without decent kernel drivers supporting it but let's see what I can do with our old kernel.

    With spoofing we might be able to bring back widevine but let's do one step at a time 😁

    My dad bought a 2022 mid range tablet. Feels way more sluggish compared to the pixel now 😎
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