[ROM] LineageOS 17/18/19 UNOFFICIAL - (Update: 2024-03-30)

[Nonononoki]

Dirty flashed 17.1 and everything works fine, thanks a lot!

 

[Zelmor]

Use Kiwi browser with uBlock Origin + Self-Destructing Cookies plugs

Yeah no.

 

[ygofoust]

Thanks very much for your help! To me there is an annoying issue with Gboard or swiftkey keyboard that there is a keyboard selection bar, when enabling gestures.

How do you remove the bar? It is really a waste of space for a small screen.

Thanks!

 

[7alvoo]

Thanks very much for your help! To me there is an annoying issue with Gboard or swiftkey keyboard that there is a keyboard selection bar, when enabling gestures.

How do you remove the bar? It is really a waste of space for a small screen.

Thanks!

Pictures under the + mark
/i don't think it's a very wise decision to use these apps mainly for password writing/

 

[ygofoust]

@7alvoo thanks for the link. I tried to understand it with google translate. They seemed to solve the issue with the navigation bar? However I couldn't find the setting after check nearly every possible setting.

 

[berti42]

I flashed the September Version of 18.1 and it seems, that everything is working well. I wiped my old 17.1 system plus data, cache and DALVIK with the latest TWRP, so i did a clean install. I also installed gApps pico then for minimizing Google at my device. At the beginning the wifi connection was cut often. But now i couln't notice that. For mobile data i had to change the APN configuration for my german provider "Drillisch". Later i will check GPS and battery drain.

 

[toejam119]

I wiped my old 17.1 system plus data, cache and DALVIK with the latest TWRP, so i did a clean install.

Did you flash stock ROM before installing LineageOS ROM?

 

[mstrnemo]

Pictures under the + mark
/i don't think it's a very wise decision to use these apps mainly for password writing/

Very interested in this but i could not find that screen either

@7alvoo thanks for the link. I tried to understand it with google translate. They seemed to solve the issue with the navigation bar? However I couldn't find the setting after check nearly every possible setting.

I second this Any help would be appreciated

 

[trax7]

For people who want to use F2FS:​

0. (Optional) Backup your data and apps and install latest TWRP 3.5.2 from the TWRP official site.
1. Reboot to TWRP > Go to Wipe > Advanced Wipe > Select Data > Repair or Change FIle System > Click F2FS

* CHANGING FILE SYSTEMS WILL WIPE ALL YOUR DATA *

2. Reboot to recovery again
3. Mount /vendor (should be handled automatically, only if you get mount error when flashing)
4. Flash zip file in attachments after flashing the ROM. It should support encryption too.
5. Enjoy!

Note: There is no point to make F2FS for /cache! In fact, it gets reduced performance in real world use.

** Here is why you might want to switch to F2FS.
*** If someone is interested in kernel building, there are kernel patches that can be applied for better operation and performance.

 

[berti42]

Did you flash stock ROM before installing LineageOS ROM?

i came from 17.1 LineageOS

 

[berti42]

Now, i tested GPS with the app "Here we go" and everything is working fine. On the first try it didn't work because i didn't switch on the location-switch in settings I want to grant access to location service to only some selected apps and so i limited it in the location settings. Battery drain also seems to be as good as LOS 17.1

 

[toejam119]

i came from 17.1 LineageOS

But you wiped system which gets rid of the OS if I understood it correctly. After wiping system you need to again install stock rom + then install lineageos on top of that. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I wiped my old 17.1 system

 

[petefoth]

But you wiped system which gets rid of the OS if I understood it correctly. After wiping system you need to again install stock rom + then install lineageos on top of that. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

In my experience, it is not necessary to install stock ROM before moving from LineageOS 17 to 18. The latest Stock ROM was Android 9 / Pie. Why would you need to go back an Android version (from LOS 17 / Android 10 / Q to Android 9 / Pie) when moving to LOS 18 Android 11 / R?

I have swapped between 17 and 18 with no problems

 

[toejam119]

In my experience, it is not necessary to install stock ROM before moving from LineageOS 17 to 18. The latest Stock ROM was Android 9 / Pie. Why would you need to go back an Android version (from LOS 17 / Android 10 / Q to Android 9 / Pie) when moving to LOS 18 Android 11 / R?

I have swapped between 17 and 18 with no problems

When I installed 18.1 from 17.1 I didn't install stock rom in between, I just flashed 18.1 on top of 17.1, but I didn't wipe system in between, he wiped system which would remove his operating system completely, thus he's back to 0, thus now requiring some of the stock files again if he wants to install any LineageOS version. At least this was the order of installation with modpunk's version.

I quickly googled and found the following:
"Wiping system in TWRP erases your entire Android OS. Your device will no longer have an operating system. It will not wipe all of your user apps and data, as those are stored on the /userdata (Data) partition."

 

[berti42]

you need to again install stock rom

No, i didn't install stock rom in between. I wiped "System, Cache, Dalvik and data" so i couldn't boot. I wanted to do this clean install to have no signs of the old system and apps.

 

[petefoth]

When I installed 18.1 from 17.1 I didn't install stock rom in between, I just flashed 18.1 on top of 17.1, but I didn't wipe system in between, he wiped system which would remove his operating system completely, thus he's back to 0, thus now requiring some of the stock files again if he wants to install any LineageOS version. At least this was the order of installation with modpunk's version.

I quickly googled and found the following:
"Wiping system in TWRP erases your entire Android OS. Your device will no longer have an operating system. It will not wipe all of your user apps and data, as those are stored on the /userdata (Data) partition."

With official Lineage OS it is not necessary to install stock when installing 18.0 after wiping system.
I have just done the following on an Xperia Z3 (because I don't have my XZ1 Compact available for such experiments) but I am sure the same is true for this device.

1. TWRP Wipe my existing system (an Android 10 / Q based /e/ OS ROM)
2. TWRP Install `lineage-17.1-20210708-nightly-z3-signed.zip`
3. Reboot system and complete first time setup wizard
4. Power off
5. Reboot to TWRP
6. TWRP Wipe | Advanced | System
7. TWRP Install `lineage-18.1-20210805-nightly-z3-signed.zip`
8. TWRP Wipe Cache / Dalvik
9. Reboot system and complete first time setup wizard

So, I do not believe it is necessary to install Stock ROM when installing 18.0 after wiping system.

But I'm always pleased to be proved wrong, so I'm willing to learn from your experience if following this sequence does not work for you.

 

[mugenXperia]

Hi,

thanks for the rom. I really like to upgrade my XCompact to a more recent version. However, as it is a japanese model, I would like to try to make some changes in the kernel (NFC). I follow the instruction given from the source you gave in the post, but did not succeed. Would it be possible for your to share your build tools or which other magic sauce you may have.

Thanks

 

[toejam119]

6. TWRP Wipe | Advanced | System

Why this step? You wiped away LineageOS 17.1 you just installed.

 

[petefoth]

Why this step? You wiped away LineageOS 17.1 you just installed.

Yes, because we were discussing whether or not it is necessary to flash a Stock ROM before flashing LOS 18.1. You suggested it would be necessary because @berti42 had wiped his system.

he wiped system which would remove his operating system completely, thus he's back to 0, thus now requiring some of the stock files again if he wants to install any LineageOS version.

I do not believe that to be the case, so I followed this process to check whether or not it was true. What I found out is that there is no need to flash a stock ROM when moving from 17.1 to 181 whether or not you have wiped the system. If I had not wiped the system, the experiment would not have proved anything.

In normal circumstances, I would never wipe the system when installing, because I believe that the old system is wiped as part of the install, so wiping would be a waste of time, effort and processing cycles. This thread is starting to become the same, so I will stop

 

[PhobiaSoft]

After updating to the September 18th version of 18.1 I've found that Chromecast no longer works on this device. The Cast device search works correctly but hangs upon actually trying to connect. Tried with an original release Chromecast and a Chromecast Ultra, and they both exhibit the same issue. It was working on the August 11th version of 18.1.

Can anyone reproduce this issue? Is Casting working for you on the September 18th version of 17.1 @Flamefire ? In any other situation, I would just downgrade, but my retinas are very grateful that the Sony logo is dimmed on the phone's startup now and I don't know if I can go back lol


EDIT: Reflashing the September 18th version of 18.1 fixed the issue, so it was likely a TWRP error of some kind that caused my problem, and not anything wrong with this version of the ROM. All is well now