[ROM][OFFICIAL][11] LineageOS 18.1 for Samsung Galaxy S5 (klte*)

[zimral.xda]

What is the difference between lineage os recovery and twrp

TWRP is a "third party" product developed by the "Team Win Recovery Project". I am using both with no problems so far. i flashed TWRP with the help of the "ODIN" software. On another klte i flashed the LOS recovery with the freeware tool "Heimdall" as described in the LOS installation wiki. if you don't need the backup function, i recommend the LOS recovery. i can imagine, that a tool like the LOS recovery developed by a LOS developer will interact/coexist better with the LOS rom. Just my 2 cents...

 

[Kevindiepenmaat]

I've hardly found this in an other forum after hours, it fixed my Bluetooth issue on crDroid 6.10 (Android Q) - I don't know if it works with this ROM:

Settings > About Phone > Device Name - type in an other device name and confirm it.

Well I've got some news. Not good unfortunately. I renamed the phone. It first appeared to be looking. Then after roughly 5-6 days there was the issue again. Rebooting the phone helped. For some reason l(haven't checked it though) think the device runs out of memory and then it kills Bluetooth.

Will report back if I know more. Other ideas maybe?

 

[x2k13]

@haggertk do you think it might be doable to shorten the time to unlock the SIM card after rebooting? It takes roughly 30 seconds on klte whereas jfltexx just needs 1 or 2 second until it goes to lock screen. It's been like this since the release of 18.1 on klte, maybe on 17.1 as well, I don't know for sure.

 

[lecorbusier]

The last two posts deal with lack of resources. I think having "only" 2GB of RAM is the biggest issue. My Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 with Los17 still operates considerably smoother, with 3GB of RAM, but with a slightly slower Snapdragon 800 and higher screen res.
Even faster is the Lenovo tablet i'm typing on, with one of the cheapest Octocore SoCs(MediaTek P22, these are even used in smartwatches) and only but seemingly still sufficient 3GB Ram.

 

[TlalocC]

Hi! When playing videos in 1080p these go with lag. (latest version)

 

[jmh2002]

On the subject of the Samsung Galaxy S5 only having 2GB of RAM and therefore a 'lack of resources' - I totally agree.

Although I have found some work arounds that vastly improve the situation for me and my use.

- Firstly as a general point I'm very strict about which apps are able to run in the background. In general this is the biggest problem. Although I do use the phone daily and normally and do still have quite a few background apps. In general I'm also not to agressive about how much multi tasking I try to do at once. I try to use an app, close it, and then open a different one.

- I also try not to install apps that I don't use, or that I can maybe use via a browser instead. I'm also thorough about disabling apps that I can't uninstall but don't need, as well as killing apps that I only use periodically. I've also tried preventing some apps from starting at boot (by using something like SDMaid), but of course just running a 'kill apps' after boot solves that too.

- For apps that I use regularly but which don't need to run in the background for any purpose (notifications, etc) I have set App Info > Advanced > Battery > Background Restriction > to Restricted.
This enables the app to open much faster than if it were killed, but prevents it from using any resources if it's not open and in use.

- Finally what has helped the most is a tweaking app available here on XDA called HEBF. I'm not an expert but I've used this to set several specific tweaks which have made an enormous difference, such as:

- Low RAM Device Flag
- Virtual Memory, increase Z-RAM
(I didn't notice any battery hit from extra CPU use, but I did notice better memory management)
- Low Memory Killer, change all parameters

In the case of the Low Memory Killer I changed a lot of parameters through trial and error because I do have a few services that I wanted to always run in the background without fail and they would often get killed despite various measures to prevent this. I rarely if ever have that problem anymore with the tweaked settings.

Anyway, just some info from my experience which might be useful to other users too.

Thanks to everyone one who has helped me here on XDA including @haggertk for the continued support as well as a lot of other developers who have provided some great apps and other users for their experience and comments too.

 

[Sakalamtbats]

LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 11, which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. You will need to provide your own Google Applications package (gapps) . LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

Base source code is available in the LineageOS Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to the project, please visit our Gerrit Code Review.

Device source code:

• msm8974-common (shared by all Samsung msm8974 devices): LineageOS/android_device_samsung_msm8974-common
• klte-common (shared by all klte* devices): LineageOS/android_device_samsung_klte-common
• klte: LineageOS/android_device_samsung_klte
• klteactivexx: LineageOS/android_device_samsung_klteactivexx
• kltechn: LineageOS/android_device_samsung_kltechn
• kltechnduo: LineageOS/android_device_samsung_kltechnduo
• klteduos: LineageOS/android_device_samsung_klteduos
• kltedv: LineageOS/android_device_samsung_kltedv
• kltekdi: LineageOS/android_device_samsung_kltekdi
• kltekor: LineageOS/android_device_samsung_kltekor

Kernel source code:

• LineageOS/android_kernel_samsung_msm8974

Build Compatibility:
The noted models are the only ones supported. If you have a model that isn't listed and ask politely then I might work to add compatibility.

Build	Model
klte	SM-G900F, SM-G900M, SM-G900R4, SM-G900R7, SM-G900T, SM-G900V, SM-G900W8
klteactivexx	SM-G870F
klteaio	SM-G900AZ, SM-S902L
kltechn	SM-G9006V, SM-G9008V
kltechnduo	SM-G9006W, SM-G9008W, SM-G9009W
klteduos	SM-G900FD, SM-G900MD
kltedv	SM-G900I, SM-G900P
kltekdi	SC-04F, SCL23
kltekor	SM-G900K, SM-G900L, SM-G900S

Downloads:

• Lineage - https://download.lineageos.org/
• Firmware - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=325192

Installation Instructions:

• https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

Reporting Bugs:

• https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android

Compatibility Notes:

• Bootloader version doesn't matter. Anyone who tells you so doesn't know what they are taking about. My Developer Edition G900V is still running the original 4.4.2 KK aboot. My G900W8 is running the latest 6.0.1.
• All builds except for klteactivexx and klteaio MUST be running a marshmallow (6.0.1) radio for RIL to work. If you are about to report that RIL/radio isn't working then I pretty much guarantee this is your issue.
• You MUST be running a marshmallow (6.0.1) NON-HLOS for the fingerprint reader to work. If you are about to report a fingerprint reader problem then you either have old firmware (update it), your /data was previously encrypted and you performed a "clean" flash without FORMATTING /data (start over and FORMAT /data), or your reader is just broken.
• External SD cards don't support POSIX (ext*, f2fs) or NTFS filesystems anymore. If this affects you then just bite the bullet, copy any data off you really want to save, and reformat as exfat.
• The latest TWRP seems like it works, but if someone has issues then perhaps try using the actual supported recovery.

Donations:

• I absolutely don't personally accept them. If you really feel that this work deserves it, then find a local food bank or animal shelter/rescue and throw some money their way. You can also throw some the way of LineageOS, but we're actually doing pretty well right now.

Theres always a 2 seconds delay when i always wake my s5 from sleep mode,, how can i solve this,? Thanks

 

[zimral.xda]

Good morning, yesterday evening i updated my productive device to nightly build 2021-09-26 coming from 2021-09-19. Config is SM-G900F german/european version, no vendor brand, LOS recovery, no gapps, no magisk, etc. All good, no problems so far.
THX Mr. Haggertk.

 

[Brunowp8]

Could you check this mixer file @curiousrom ? Modified from mixer_paths_File_Diffs_TheFixItMan_vs_Brunowp8.txt.

Used the @Brunowp8 values !

I was able to copy the mixer file from /system/vendor/ etc with Total Comander & non Rooted )

Boot into TWRP
Mount System
Delete the old mixer file in /system/vendor/etc ( make / made Backup before )
Copy the edited mixer file to /system/vendor/etc
Set permissions to 0644 (mixer file )

Reboot

There is another vendor folder on the root directory ? Im confused now :O

It still works to modify the values and change the file... I thought this was too old

 

[yumifu]

Hello everyone,
after a long time I've convinced myself from upgrading my Galaxy S5 to LineageOS 18.1. The Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) is my backup phone.
However, it sadly won't work for me.

Here's what I did:
- Copied everything valuable to my microSD
- Downloaded Odin3 v3.14.4
- Downloaded the latest Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones
- Installed the latest version of TWRP with Odin3 (twrp-3.5.2_9-0-klte.img.tar)
- Did a full wipe of the phone (Wipe => Format Data)
- Installed "lineage-18.1-20211003-nightly-klte-signed.zip" (no errors)
- Installed "open_gapps-arm-11.0-nano-20210925.zip" (no errors)
- Rebooted the phone

So far it boots into the Android setup dialogue. However, after a certain period of time it crashes. The furthest I could get was when I've to add my wlan network. After the crash I'm stuck inside a boot loop. A regular "Wipe" helps fixing that, but it'll crash again inside the setup dialogue. Am I missing something? So far using an older version like "lineage-18.1-20210912-nightly-klte-signed.zip" didn't help either.

I'm appreciating any help.

 

[kurtn]

Hello everyone,
after a long time I've convinced myself from upgrading my Galaxy S5 to LineageOS 18.1. The Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) is my backup phone.
However, it sadly won't work for me.

Here's what I did:
- Copied everything valuable to my microSD
- Downloaded Odin3 v3.14.4
- Downloaded the latest Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones
- Installed the latest version of TWRP with Odin3 (twrp-3.5.2_9-0-klte.img.tar)
- Did a full wipe of the phone (Wipe => Format Data)
- Installed "lineage-18.1-20211003-nightly-klte-signed.zip" (no errors)
- Installed "open_gapps-arm-11.0-nano-20210925.zip" (no errors)
- Rebooted the phone

So far it boots into the Android setup dialogue. However, after a certain period of time it crashes. The furthest I could get was when I've to add my wlan network. After the crash I'm stuck inside a boot loop. A regular "Wipe" helps fixing that, but it'll crash again inside the setup dialogue. Am I missing something? So far using an older version like "lineage-18.1-20210912-nightly-klte-signed.zip" didn't help either.

I'm appreciating any help.

Maybe the phone was not on latest stock ROM before flashing. There is a link to flashable basebands in OP

 

[yumifu]

Maybe the phone was not on latest stock ROM before flashing. There is a link to flashable basebands in OP

I've downloaded "G900FXXU1CSA1_G900FXXS1CQA4_baseband_firmware.tar.md5" and installed it with Odin. Sadly no luck there either.
Maybe it's an issue with the phone? I have the same issue when I want to install LineageOS 17.1 again. Before doing all that LineageOS 17.1 worked fine on it tho.

 

[curiousrom]

...Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F...I've downloaded "G900FXXU1CSA1_G900FXXS1CQA4_baseband_firmware.tar.md5" and installed it with Odin. Sadly no luck there either.
Maybe it's an issue with the phone?...

The best way to confirm or rule out a hardware issue is to flash the most recent stock Samsung manufacturer's OS for your S5 SM-G900F.

This will also update the vendor's firmware, modem, bootloader etc.

Their paywall policies varies apparently randomly depending on the device & age of the OS but I used both sammobile.com & updato.com to download stock Samsung OS. Some users recommend samfw.com.

They all have flashing instructions using Odin3 in their respective download pages.

It does not matter for which country as long as it's made for your exact model number.

Usually the more recent, the better.

Test thoroughly while on stock Samsung OS & write down or screenshot the working APN settings.

Then install the most recent TWRP version, backup the EFS partition then flash LineageOS.

Format Data is better than a simple wipe Data if you want a really clean install.
***

Don't select install the TWRP app when offered in TWRP as it may cause a bootloop.
***

"...Installed "open_gapps-arm-11.0-nano-20210925.zip" (no errors)" - Try MindTheGapps instead which has similar features as Nano: https://wiki.lineageos.org/gapps.html

If you look at the *Thanks and Credits* chapter in the bottom of the page of https://gitlab.com/MindTheGapps/vendor_gapps there is a bunch of LineageOS devs mentioned as testers & other contributions.

The same guys that you can find in https://wiki.lineageos.org/contributors.html

These extra apps included in MindTheGapps but not in Open GApps Pico can be disabled in Settings > Apps & notifications > Show all > 3-dots > Show system:

• Android Accessibility Suite
• Google (search app)
• Markup

These included in both Pico & MTG can also be disabled in their respective app's info:

• Android Auto
• Google Text-to-speech Engine
• Market Feedback Agent

The rest are core GApps.
***

 

[yumifu]

The best way to confirm or rule out a hardware issue is to flash the most recent stock Samsung manufacturer's OS for your S5 SM-G900F.

This will also update the vendor's firmware, modem, bootloader etc.

Their paywall policies varies apparently randomly depending on the device & age of the OS but I used both sammobile.com & updato.com to download stock Samsung OS. Some users recommend samfw.com.

They all have flashing instructions using Odin3 in their respective download pages.

It does not matter for which country as long as it's made for your exact model number.

Usually the more recent, the better.

Test thoroughly while on stock Samsung OS & write down or screenshot the working APN settings.

Then install the most recent TWRP version, backup the EFS partition then flash LineageOS.

Format Data is better than a simple wipe Data if you want a really clean install.
***

Don't select install the TWRP app when offered in TWRP as it may cause a bootloop.
***

"...Installed "open_gapps-arm-11.0-nano-20210925.zip" (no errors)" - Try MindTheGapps instead which has similar features as Nano: https://wiki.lineageos.org/gapps.html

If you look at the *Thanks and Credits* chapter in the bottom of the page of https://gitlab.com/MindTheGapps/vendor_gapps there is a bunch of LineageOS devs mentioned as testers & other contributions.

The same guys that you can find in https://wiki.lineageos.org/contributors.html

These extra apps included in MindTheGapps but not in Open GApps Pico can be disabled in Settings > Apps & notifications > Show all > 3-dots > Show system:

• Android Accessibility Suite
• Google (search app)
• Markup

These included in both Pico & MTG can also be disabled in their respective app's info:

• Android Auto
• Google Text-to-speech Engine
• Market Feedback Agent

The rest are core GApps.
***

I've downloaded "Samfw.com_SM-G900F_XEG_G900FXXU1CQA9_fac.zip" and that actually seems to work.
Booted into Android without any issues. I don't have a SIM inserted, so I don't have APN settings (or does APN mean something else?).
Anyway, Android is 6.0.1 with security patch 1st February 2017. I'm relieved that it's at least not a dead phone. I'm gonna try LineageOS 18.1 again. Thanks for the help.

Edit:
"Then install the most recent TWRP version, backup the EFS partition then flash LineageOS."
That didn't work and I got stuck in a boot -> recovery menu loop. However, doing a "Format Data" before installing LineageOS worked fine! Now I'm on Android 11. Thanks for the help, again

 

[Zytrel]

The last two posts deal with lack of resources. I think having "only" 2GB of RAM is the biggest issue. My Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 with Los17 still operates considerably smoother, with 3GB of RAM, but with a slightly slower Snapdragon 800 and higher screen res.
Even faster is the Lenovo tablet i'm typing on, with one of the cheapest Octocore SoCs(MediaTek P22, these are even used in smartwatches) and only but seemingly still sufficient 3GB Ram.

One thing that might help is increasing the zRam amount. I described the modification here.
Sometimes after I upgrade the firmware I forget to apply the change and notice that the phone runs a lot laggier than with my usual value of 640 MB zRam.
Also, my BlueTooth didn't crash in ages, not saying that there's a relation to the mod at all of course.

Regards,
Zy.

 

[jmh2002]

One thing that might help is increasing the zRam amount. I described the modification here.
Sometimes after I upgrade the firmware I forget to apply the change and notice that the phone runs a lot laggier than with my usual value of 640 MB zRam.

I agree. I mentioned that I do it too in my big post above. In my case I use the HEBF app to set zRAM, since I'm also using that app to change all the parameters for the Low Memory Killer.

 

[Zytrel]

I agree. I mentioned that I do it too in my big post above. In my case I use the HEBF app to set zRAM, since I'm also using that app to change all the parameters for the Low Memory Killer.

Interesting. Does it apply the change reliably? All other apps I've tried need multiple tries altering zRam post boot, or does it indeed directly modify the fstab.qcom?

Regards,
Zy.

 

[jmh2002]

Interesting. Does it apply the change reliably? All other apps I've tried need multiple tries altering zRam post boot, or does it indeed directly modify the fstab.qcom?

It does not apply the change reliably (even though the start up notification implies that it's making these changes) and I need to set it manually post boot (which is normally not often for me - once a month maybe).

BUT, I don't have Busybox installed which HEBF states is necessary for some of it's functionality (not sure if this includes setting zRAM during boot?)

I'm not an expert and not familiar with this - what/how should I install Busybox? HEBF just says to use any Busybox installer app from the Play Store.

Are there any downsides to installing Busybox?

 

[Zytrel]

It does not apply the change reliably (even though the start up notification implies that it's making these changes) and I need to set it manually post boot (which is normally not often for me - once a month maybe).

... but doesn't it take ages to for the changes to apply?
Guess I'll stick to my method, as I only have to do it once (and it's a matter of minutes) and it also speeds up boot time as the extra zRam is already there from the start.

Are there any downsides to installing Busybox?

Not really. Considering you have root I assume you use Magisk. Guess you could just try the Busybox module available there.
I also never really bothered with installing a Busybox package as usually all Apps come with their own version bundled in case they need it these days. HEBF would be the first one for me that requires an external one.
I might try it out on Sunday when I do my regular backup and firmware update.

Regards,
Zy.

 

[jmh2002]

... but doesn't it take ages to for the changes to apply?
Guess I'll stick to my method, as I only have to do it once (and it's a matter of minutes) and it also speeds up boot time as the extra zRam is already there from the start.

Yes, it's not instant, probably takes 30-60 seconds (I've never timed it, I'll do it next time).
I'm open to using a different method, but since it was available in HEBF I used that first.

Not really. Considering you have root I assume you use Magisk. Guess you could just try the Busybox module available there.
I also never really bothered with installing a Busybox package as usually all Apps come with their own version bundled in case they need it these days. HEBF would be the first one for me that requires an external one.
I might try it out on Sunday when I do my regular backup and firmware update.

Yes, I have Magisk Root, so ok I'll try to take a look at the modules there over the weekend.

Although I may also let you report back in the results of your testing on Sunday first

Here are some links to HEBF if you need them. It's open source since v3.0.0 on 31 May 2021 (https://xdaforums.com/t/app-4-1-heb...lbox-2021-05-31.3401341/page-59#post-85107127)

https://xdaforums.com/t/app-4-1-hebf-optimizer-battery-saver-and-root-toolbox-2021-05-31.3401341/

GitHub - Lennoard/hebf-android: An Android application that aims to improve how the device performs and focuses on battery saving by adjusting Android system and/or kernel parameters using superuser privileges.

An Android application that aims to improve how the device performs and focuses on battery saving by adjusting Android system and/or kernel parameters using superuser privileges. - Lennoard/hebf-an...

github.com

[ROOT] HEBF Battery Saver - Apps on Google Play

+ Performance, + Battery life and an awesome toolbox for experienced users!

play.google.com

THANKS for the help Zy, much appreciated