SM-T290 Custom Roms??
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Hello friend, unfortunately there is only one rom, made by a member of the forum, an improved version of the stock, but you can try a rom via treble, since our device supports updating by this method, I am testing some myself.
I have a T295 (the only difference is that is has mobile data afaik) and would also like to get Lineage on it, since the stock rom is extremely slow, even with very few apps, disabled animations and whatnot.
How would installing via Treble work on Samsung devices, especifically this one? @Reick7
EDIT: nvm, found it, seems to support both T290 and T295 as in: https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki
I'm going to try and install it and report back!
How would installing via Treble work on Samsung devices, especifically this one? @Reick7
EDIT: nvm, found it, seems to support both T290 and T295 as in: https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki
I'm going to try and install it and report back!
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well, i haven't tested it for a long time, as i've passed the tab to someone else, but the one i tested doesn't work as well as i expected, it was the Resurrection Remix Q
@Reick7 Couldn't get it to work, sadly.
I tried to install Treble but it hangs on the initial boot screen aka "Samsung Tab A" + unlocked bootloader screen, never gets past that and reboots indefinitely.
I tried A, A/B and all sorts of things in TWRP like wiping, resizing and whatnot.
What could be the cause?
Thanks in advance.
I tried to install Treble but it hangs on the initial boot screen aka "Samsung Tab A" + unlocked bootloader screen, never gets past that and reboots indefinitely.
I tried A, A/B and all sorts of things in TWRP like wiping, resizing and whatnot.
What could be the cause?
Thanks in advance.
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Tried downgrading to stock Android 9.0 and flashed everything (BL, AP, CP and CSC), let it boot, shut it down, then put TWRP with vbmeta on it and flashed the LOS GSI (A only) with it.
TWRP succeeded sucessfully, I reboot and it's stuck on the bootloader screen with the unlocked warning, reboots, gets a black screen, reboots, ...
I really have no idea.
TWRP succeeded sucessfully, I reboot and it's stuck on the bootloader screen with the unlocked warning, reboots, gets a black screen, reboots, ...
I really have no idea.
hi friend, when we install a stock rom we need to activate developer mode and OEM unlock before making any changes, otherwise your device will be locked.i believe that's the case for you, try to reinstall the same stock system you put in before the lockdown, and about gsi, unfortunately i don't know any that work well.
Yes, I did that. I could install TWRP, but that's about it. No GSI will boot, it doesn't even reach the android boot screen, it just shows the bootloader unlock screen and reboots.
unfortunately GSI might even work at all, but the overall performance of the tablet won't allow it to be good, I remember testing some GSI when I had the tablet in my hands, nothing worked
Minionguyjpro
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Minionguyjpro
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To answer your question: Yes. This device supports both AOSP and GSI ROMs. If you are searching for a LineageOS ROM, there is one:
[ROM][OFFICIAL][13] LineageOS 20.0 for the SM-T290 (gtowifi)
WARNING: Samsung rolled out a new firmware update starting roughly at the end of January 2023. This contains bootloader version 4. From what we understand with SM-T295 bootloaders, this may or may not permanently lock you out from ever flashing...
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