Setting up Lineage with a broken display

[Ethan Weegee]

Hi, I'm trying to run Android on my Switch, but the LCD is broken. The digitizer works fine, but everything beyond the far right side of the screen is unintelligible. Lineage itself works fine docked, but to install OpenGApps and/or Magisk I need TWRP. Unfortunately for me, TWRP doesn't display anything on the second screen, it's completely blank.

First, I tried installing Magisk manually. I made sense of the install script as best as I could, but the Magisk app says it's not installed. I tried TWRP ADB, but I've gathered from the guide thread that USB doesn't work. Then I tried enabling root with ADB and connecting over the network, but I can't get it to authenticate. I couldn't find the adb_keys file, so I created it at (the main partition with the most space? It's unnamed)/adb/adb_keys and have set the permissions to 0644 and owner to 0:0 with no luck. I revoked keys in settings and nothing happened, so this might actually be the wrong place. I've done quite a bit of Google-ing over the last few hours, and nothing I can find applies here.

I'm not quite sure where to go from here, I would greatly appreciate any ideas. Thanks!

 

[evil_santa]

Have you another switch?
Reflash Linage on your SD card put it in the other switch install your stuff over twrp press reboot it comes black screen. Shutdown the switch put the SD card in your switch an it works.

Can you access twrp over your pc whit adb?
Try it when the switch is docket.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/umi-z/how-to/guide-twrp-adb-shell-t3601881

 

[Ethan Weegee]

Have you another switch?
Reflash Linage on your SD card put it in the other switch install your stuff over twrp press reboot it comes black screen. Shutdown the switch put the SD card in your switch an it works.

Can you access twrp over your pc whit adb?
Try it when the switch is docket.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/umi-z/how-to/guide-twrp-adb-shell-t3601881

No, no other Switch. What do you mean try when it's docked?

 

[evil_santa]

put your switch in the dock while twrp is running. connect the USB port of your dock to your PC and try to connect via twrp. if you don't have a connection cable, try an Android smartphone.

 

[Ethan Weegee]

put your switch in the dock while twrp is running. connect the USB port of your dock to your PC and try to connect via twrp. if you don't have a connection cable, try an Android smartphone.

That's not quite how USB works. I can't run adb from my phone anyways, it isn't rooted.

EDIT: I'm not quite sure I understood you. Did you mean plug the dock into the computer via USB-C? If so, I've just tried that and it didn't work.

 

[Ethan Weegee]

I have managed to get ADB working! ADB with root is working fine, but I don't know how I can install Magisk and/or OpenGApps from here.

 

[evil_santa]

EDIT: I'm not quite sure I understood you. Did you mean plug the dock into the computer via USB-C? If so, I've just tried that and it didn't work.

Yes the switch can't speak by the usb C port whit Your computer but when the switch docket he can speak by the dock's usb port.
The reason is that the switches Otg doesn't work.

If that doesn't work for you then I can make you a finished image of what Open Gapps and magisk has already installed.

 

[Ethan Weegee]

Yes the switch can't speak by the usb C port whit Your computer but when the switch docket he can speak by the dock's usb port.
The reason is that the switches Otg doesn't work.

If that doesn't work for you then I can make you a finished image of what Open Gapps and magisk has already installed.

The Switch dock doesn't work without power, I just tested. There wouldn't be a way to connect it via USB.
I would very much appreciate it if you could make an image I can use, though! As long as it isn't a bother!

 

[evil_santa]

Ok what image size do you need for your SD card? Do you need an Emunand partition for atmosphere?
But it will take a while.

 

[Ethan Weegee]

Ok what image size do you need for your SD card? Do you need an Emunand partition for atmosphere?
But it will take a while.

My card is 128 GB and I don't need an emunand partition. I can organize the partitions after I write them with gparted, no? It shouldn't really matter.

 

[evil_santa]

Yes you can if you know how to do it. If I have the time, I'll make you a finished image.

 

[Soulreaver1993]

Do you can boot into hekate?

can you activate root on another way? You can try Flashify, its like a "live System recovery".
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify&hl=de

If you will setup android on another switch, you can boot it on your switch, but you wlan and bt dont work.

Maybe it is possible to flash gapps and co, without booting the main system (what will install mac and co. for wireless connections). So you just have to normal boot and all is fine

We have Multiboot pre-build Images:
https://psxtools.de/forum/index.php...c-android-linux-und/&postID=805881#post805881 (Google translator will help you)

 

[Ethan Weegee]

Do you can boot into hekate?

can you activate root on another way? You can try Flashify, its like a "live System recovery".
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify&hl=de

If you will setup android on another switch, you can boot it on your switch, but you wlan and bt dont work.

Maybe it is possible to flash gapps and co, without booting the main system (what will install mac and co. for wireless connections). So you just have to normal boot and all is fine

We have Multiboot pre-build Images:
https://psxtools.de/forum/index.php...c-android-linux-und/&postID=805881#post805881 (Google translator will help you)

I can boot Hekate and use it without the GUI, conveniently it displays text on the right side of the screen which is somewhat usable.
Doesn't Flashify require root access? I only have root access over ADB at the moment, Magisk is not installed. I don't have another Switch to install Magisk or OpenGApps. I checked the link, but it doesn't seem like those are any different at first glance? Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Soulreaver1993]

Yes, flashify needs root.

Maybe you can try kingroot to get root and then flash magisk and Co. Via flashify.

 

[Ethan Weegee]

Yes, flashify needs root.

Maybe you can try kingroot to get root and then flash magisk and Co. Via flashify.

Google gives me rather sketchy domains. Can you link this?

 

[Ethan Weegee]

I have managed to gain root through Lineage! I found extra addons that LineageOS provides (specifically this one) and manually copied the system items to the system partition, taking care to set permissions right. After that, going into developer settings and checking the root setting now provides an 'Apps' option which is exactly what I'm looking for.

However, I couldn't install OpenGApps. Flashify claimed the flash completed successfully yet nothing new appeared after a reboot, and the OpenGApps app rebooted the Switch instantly when trying to install.

 

[Soulreaver1993]

Hmm, cool way to get root.

But sorry IT doesnt Work.

The First Boot after gapps need much time, how Long do you wait?

 

[Ethan Weegee]

Hmm, cool way to get root.

But sorry IT doesnt Work.

The First Boot after gapps need much time, how Long do you wait?

As long as it took to boot. It didn't take any longer than normal, though.

 

[evil_santa]

@Ethan Weegee
I made a pre made image please test and report if it works.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_xeNiOairi0KsCIt6EgJxd3bndl3L9mj/view?usp=sharing