[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][13.0] LineageOS 20 for Galaxy Tab S6 Lite

[R!ffRaff]

Nice, good work!
many many thanks!

 

[w_tapper]

thank you so much for making it official, your work is the only reason i bought this tablet!

 

[R!ffRaff]

I have successfully updated the tablet from LOS 19 to LOS 20 with Odin. This can be done easily and without data loss (dirty flash).

After recovery update, I need to disable the warning message for the bootloader. This works also with Odin.

Warning before:

Warning after:

Recovery flash:

Disable warning:

LOS20 can then be easily installed via the Recovery. Maybe also Gapps or Magisk / Lygisk.

@Linux4, thank you very much for your great work! I love this tablet and your software

 

[TKruzze]

I have successfully updated the tablet from LOS 19 to LOS 20 with Odin. This can be done easily and without data loss (dirty flash).

After recovery update, I need to disable the warning message for the bootloader. This works also with Odin.

Disable warning:

LOS20 can then be easily installed via the Recovery. Maybe also Gapps or Magisk / Lygisk.

Since I prefer to use heimdall, I should be able to flash up_param.bin using the command:

heimdall flash --UP_PARAM up_param.bin

(I hope that's correct).

The question I have is will I have to flash this AFTER every time I update LineageOS?

You said you flash it after the recovery update. Wouldn't the update of Lineage (using recovery) just overwrite it with the version included in the LineageOS zip?

Also, since the "Warning Version" is included in the LineageOS builds, I assume this will need to be updated regularly, right? If not, can I continue to use this same file going forward, or is there someplace that updates can be obtained?

 

[R!ffRaff]

No, you don't have to install them again and again. For me, the error message was turned off before. I used the tablet from the beginning with LOS of Linux4 with OTA. For me, the recovery is updated with every update. Only with the manual update to version 20 did the error message come again. That's why I deactivated them again. You can do OTA, and you'll see that everything stays that way

(I hope that's correct).

If you no longer get a warning screen, everything is correct. The screen has no effect and is only an optical fix.

It doesn't matter if it's Odin or heimdall, many users find Odin easier.

Have fun...

 

[samhhmobil]

@R!ffRaff

Which Recovery is in your tarball? Is it standard LOS20-recovery from OFFICIAL build of 2023/05/24?

So, if this LOS recovery is yet installed, there is no need to flash it again? Right?

Thanks a lot,
samhhmobil

 

[R!ffRaff]

Which Recovery is in your tarball? Is it standard LOS20-recovery from OFFICIAL build of 2023/05/24?

jep, it's just packed as a tar.

So, if this LOS recovery is yet installed, there is no need to flash it again? Right?

True, you just need to have the current version on the device.

 

[FeralG]

Just upgraded to Official Lineage 13 from 12. Everything is working great.

A big Thank You to @Linux4, @haggertk, and the many other Lineage developers for all their hard work.

 

[pocket_teufel]

Good morning..
oohhh, just saw that LOS 20 is now official. Thanks to @Linux4 und @haggertk and other Developers for working on this.

My question: I'm on the latest UNOFFICIAL build (20-20230218-UNOFFICIAL-Linux4-gta4xlwifi). Can I update to the current OFFICIAL build via the recovery without data loss? (dirty flash)

Thank you for your help!

Best regards

 

[R!ffRaff]

I think so
even from LOS19, a dirty flash is no problem!

 

[sky321]

Hi @Linux4

after updating my device now several times I like to have a feedback on the official procedure pointed out at LineageOS Wiki.

Install LineageOS on gta4xl | LineageOS Wiki

wiki.lineageos.org

For me it‘s the LTE version.

This documentation is confusing me any time I use it. Probably I‘m not the only one.
I would highly appreciate to do some changes there.

In the section

Preparing for installation​

Point 3. states:

Power off the device, and boot it into download mode:

• With the device powered off, hold Volume Down + Volume Up and connect USB cable to PC.
• Now, click the button that the on screen instructions correlate to “Continue”, and insert the USB cable into the device.

Can we change it to:

Power off the device, and boot it into download mode:

• With the device powered off, hold Volume Down + Volume Up and connect USB cable to PC and device.
• Now, click the button that the on screen instructions correlate to “Continue”.

I think this reflects much better what needs to be done and it is true for all paragraphs to reach download mode.

Section

Installing a custom recovery using heimdall​

states under

 

[sky321]

Installing a custom recovery using heimdall​

it’s the same at point 2

and point 5. & 6. should also be changed from:

Unplug the USB cable from your device.

Manually reboot into recovery, this may require pulling the device’s battery out and putting it back in, or if you have a non-removable battery, press the Volume Down + Power buttons for 8~10 seconds until the screen turns black & release the buttons immediatelywhen it does, then boot to recovery:

• Reboot and immediately hold Volume Up + Power while the device is connected to a PC via USB cable.

to:

Manually reboot into recovery, this may require pulling the device’s battery out and putting it back in, or if you have a non-removable battery, press the Volume Down + Power buttons for 8~10 seconds until the screen turns black & release the buttons immediately when it does.

Then boot to recovery:
Hold Volume Up + Power while the device is connected to a PC via USB cable.

——-

If you just leave the cable as is after flashing the recovery the device will shutdown. Then you can simply press the two buttons and will come into recovery.

Would be great to have this changes done if you agree.

Thanks
Chris

 

[prime3sdro]

Thanks to @Linux4 and @haggertk, I hope devs are working to make it official.

Just saw the lineage os download page for Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and found LOS20, Many thanks to the contributors @Linux4, @haggertk and other devs for making this official. I have updated gta4xlwifi to the latest version.

 

[prime3sdro]

Those who are struggling to update the recovery from LOS 19 to LOS 20.

1. Flash latest LOS20.
2. Reboot to recovery.
3. Flash MindTheGapps 13 arm 64
4. Reboot to system.
5. Use the system for 5-10 mins and then reboot to recovery.
6. You will see the latest recovery being displayed.

 

[sky321]

Those who are struggling to update the recovery from LOS 19 to LOS 20.

1. Flash latest LOS20.
2. Reboot to recovery.
3. Flash MindTheGapps 13 arm 64
4. Reboot to system.
5. Use the system for 5-10 mins and then reboot to recovery.
6. You will see the latest recovery being displayed.

If this works, the instructions on the official side are much more confusing. So you are saying we do not need to flash the recovery? @Linux4 can you probably give a feedback on this?

 

[Rand Brittain]

Seems like I was able to do a dirty update without any apparent problems.

It looks like the issue with it reverting to portrait whenever the screen locks, even if the rotation is locked to landscape, is still present, though. Is anybody else experiencing that?

 

[lukeprokopec]

is this for the exynos version?

 

[ViRUS2015]

Moderator Announcement: Disrespect, flaming, and personal attacks will not be tolerated. I have cleaned up this thread; the next time I see a flame war here, I'm going to issue infractions.

If someone is being disrespectful, just report them and let the moderators deal with it. Do not engage in personal arguments on XDA.

Lastly, @Linux4 as I expressed via PM, any support provided for your projects posted on XDA, must be provided in the project threads. Restricting support to Telegram channels is prohibited.

Hello! I just wanted to chime in regarding the "controversy" with lewmur and the developer of this ROM.

You can add me to the list of banned people in Telegram for literally saying that "I don't have a problem with OneUI, I just need the tablet to run faster". Linux4 banned me from their Telegram group right after that message.

I'm very sad that the development of custom ROMs has fallen to using Telegram and such apps that give free reign to developers to enforce whatever rules they like. Please, think twice before supporting this developer or any of their other projects (like LeafOS), or at least be VERY careful of what you send if you decide to join their Telegram group. For example, even mentioning TWRP in your first message will get you muted for 30 minutes. God forbid you may already have TWRP installed and would want to ask how to remove it.

 

[V0latyle]

Hello! I just wanted to chime in regarding the "controversy" with lewmur and the developer of this ROM.

You can add me to the list of banned people in Telegram for literally saying that "I don't have a problem with OneUI, I just need the tablet to run faster". Linux4 banned me from their Telegram group right after that message.

I'm very sad that the development of custom ROMs has fallen to using Telegram and such apps that give free reign to developers to enforce whatever rules they like. Please, think twice before supporting this developer or any of their other projects (like LeafOS), or at least be VERY careful of what you send if you decide to join their Telegram group. For example, even mentioning TWRP in your first message will get you muted for 30 minutes. God forbid you may already have TWRP installed and would want to ask how to remove it.

What may or may not happen on Telegram has absolutely no bearing here. The owner of the Telegram channel/group can run it as he sees fit, and any issues that may occur there are not in our purview. We would very much prefer people use XDA to share their projects, and we will not let anyone use XDA as a platform to simply advertise their Telegram exclusive content.

If you have an issue with another member on XDA, bring it up to the moderator staff. Stop bickering in these threads.

 

[ViRUS2015]

What may or may not happen on Telegram has absolutely no bearing here. The owner of the Telegram channel/group can run it as he sees fit, and any issues that may occur there are not in our purview. We would very much prefer people use XDA to share their projects, and we will not let anyone use XDA as a platform to simply advertise their Telegram exclusive content.

If you have an issue with another member on XDA, bring it up to the moderator staff. Stop bickering in these threads.

I know. I didn't expect you or any of the XDA Staff to take any action regarding my post. It was just a heads up for future potential users so they know what they might be getting into should they choose to install this ROM.

BTW, regarding "we will not let anyone use XDA as a platform to simply advertise their Telegram exclusive content.", how does that fit into the fact that the OP has "Support: Telegram"?