[TWRP 3.1.0-1][ROOT] Galaxy Tab S2(2016) - SM-T713/SM-T719/SM-T813/SM-T819 - 1/4/17

[shumway66]

doesthis work for w model t713w

 

[nk33]

......made a mistake

 

[Uliaoth]

Hello,

I'm getting an error in TWRP while flashing the Boot image patch on my smt-813

It says "Error : Unable to find boot block location!
Aborting
Failed to patch boot image.

I flashed TWRP (the last version from twrp.me "twrp-3.4.0-0-gts210vewifi" ) with odin. I've done everything like in the OP. What should i do in order to flash the patch boot image ?

 

[abhic7]

Bumping up the post

So I did not format the Data prior to root.

Now when in the format data I am unable to type YES as i cant see the keyboard, i connected a wired mouse but still no response.

Any ideas how to proceed further

Thanks for the help

EDIT: Reflashed TWRP now able to type YES

 

[abhic7]

Bumping this to see if there will be a update for a SM-T719Y.

 

[xbt-]

TWRP and root worked perfectly for me in 2022, T713. Couldn't find a better 8" OLED on the market, had to get this old device. It's really really lightweight, perfect ereader. Regret that nothing better exists on the market in this size. Installing Lineage OS 17 now, even though 18 is out, the T713 isn't listed. 17 it is.

Android 10 will have a modern experience on this old but mint good ereader tablet. Using it for reading books and maybe some learning apps. Got the new Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, but I like this older Tab S2 tablet better for reading. Much better display - OLED and higher resolution. The Tab A7 lite isn't bad though, but not as good of a reading experience. Might keep them both, for different uses.

 

[xbt-]

FYI I tried to upgrade to the latest TWRP (twrp-3.6.0_9-0-gts28wifi.img.tar) on my T713, but it failed. I used latest Odin (Odin3 v3.14.1_3B_PatcheD).

However, I reflashed the original TWRP from this thread (twrp_3.1.0-1_sm-t713_14417n.tar) and it worked again.

I also then tried downloading the img file (twrp-3.6.0_9-0-gts28wifi.img) and flashed inside TWRP (to Recovery). Still no luck, still went to download mode after failing recovery.

Next I tried the next one, except that @ripee modded it to fix a bug on hw
Post with download links here

The one I used was twrp-3.5.2_9-2-gts28vewifi and I flashed it in Odin. It worked! Now I'm on the latest version of TWRP that's working as of today.

So if you want the latest TWRP, use that one.

p.s. now apparently my CPU is not over 30,000 degrees C (55,000 deg F)! lol. It was obviously a bug with the previous version that excluded the decimal point, since now it's 30 deg C.


Next I installed Lineage OS 17.1
and also Open gApps Pico (this version is just the Play store and Play Services)

Attempts to install Supersu directly after Lineage OS failed, I will have to reboot first I suppose. It's booting! I'll be able to see then if it's still rooted after the whole format and wipe of the whole system to install LineageOS. I have a feeling I'll have to root again separately after it boots.

Update: Had to install magisk.apk and then rename magisk.apk to magisk.zip, then reboot into twrp and flash the zip. It worked!


Instructions from my other post:

Flashed Lineage OS 17.1 and open gapps pico on my T713, clean install, and it took over 30 minutes at the curved line logo with the circle moving right to left (loading screen at boot).

Then found another thread that said it should take only like 15 mins (edit: after my own experience, it takes only like 5 mins or so - if it gets stuck by 10 mins, then force reboot and wait a min and it will go to welcome page).

Since this is an OLED screen, I'm worried about screen burn in, so I don't want to leave it with that bright blue line fixed in the middle overnight. Going to try a couple things. I shut off and back in recovery now.

This time I did this:

1. Wipe all like in wipe instructions
2. Reboot back to recovery
3. Mount System too so the following are mounted (for me System was not mounted, not sure if it matters)
   - System, Data, Cache, MicroSD
4. Install LineageOS only (will install gApps later, this is to isolate is lineage is the problem)
5. Click the Wipe Cache/Dalvik
6. Reboot

After about 5-10 mins I decided to search the thread. Someone said they just forced reboot (hold power and voldown in my case until it reboots),

• It worked! After a minute or two when it reboot, it just went straight into the welcome page (white screen with blue LineageOS logo). Success!
  
  
• Now I turned it off (hold power and press power off) without setting up and installed gapps, and wiped Cache/Dalvik and reboot, and after another minute back into welcome screen - this time the gapps welcome screen!
  
  
• Pressing the yellow Start button lagged a little. But after a few seconds (I clicked a few times) it went to the next screen!
  
  
• Then after skipping wifi setup, it asked forone of three options with fingerprint+pin, etc, well just pick one, on the next screen there will be a skip option if you don't want to set it up.

First courses of action:

• Enable dark theme! It's under Display. Search didn't work for some reason.
• Disable Play Protect (I don't want it)
• Security > Find My Device > Off
• Turn off Bluetooth
• About > tab on Build Number a few times at the bottom to enable Developer
• System > Advanced > Developer Options > Automatic System Updates > Off
• System > Advanced > Developer Options > Advanced Restart > On
• System > Advanced > Developer Options > Override Force Dark (always on)
• System > Buttons > Backlight > Disabled

Next

• Root
• Add Xposed (LSPosed)
• Add LSPosed modules

Flashing SuperSu like the root guide says, doesn't work. Instead, install Magisk. Then reboot.

Had some trouble. Then I came across this:

Installing Magisk is extremely easy on this ROM:

1. Download the Magisk app from github (link updated to github)
2. Install the APK file
3. Rename magisk.apk to magisk.zip
4. Install magisk.zip from TWRP.

It worked! I'm rooted! That was not intuitive, but easy!

 

[StarbuxMcCloud]

TWRP and root worked perfectly for me in 2022, T713. Couldn't find a better 8" OLED on the market, had to get this old device. It's really really lightweight, perfect ereader. Regret that nothing better exists on the market in this size. Installing Lineage OS 17 now, even though 18 is out, the T713 isn't listed. 17 it is.

Android 10 will have a modern experience on this old but mint good ereader tablet. Using it for reading books and maybe some learning apps. Got the new Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, but I like this older Tab S2 tablet better for reading. Much better display - OLED and higher resolution. The Tab A7 lite isn't bad though, but not as good of a reading experience. Might keep them both, for different uses.

This really is the best tablet ever made. It's so disappointing nothing like it has succeeded in over 6 years! It's still as fast as all the newer tablets and has similar PPI.

 

[vonDubenshire]

I'm debating trying this on my wife's old Tab S2.

SM-T713

NRD90M.T713XXS2BSG1

Think it'll be successful?

 

[bololabich]

It's completely useless. It does install but you can't do anything, the SD card does not get detected, data and system partitions do not mount... what's the point then?

 

[Georgie911701]

Hello folks!

What I done to rooting SM-T713...

After this TWRP and custom ROM (Nougat - Stock Lite v8) installed and do nothing else:
1; download Magisk-v25.1.apk from magiskmanager.com to SD-card in the device, then install it,
2; rename Magisk-v25.1.apk to Magisk-v25.1.zip then boot TWRP,
3; install Magisk-v25.1.zip then reboot.

Now for me the root working with fully functional.

G.

 

[martytoo]

FYI I tried to upgrade to the latest TWRP (twrp-3.6.0_9-0-gts28wifi.img.tar) on my T713, but it failed. I used latest Odin (Odin3 v3.14.1_3B_PatcheD).

However, I reflashed the original TWRP from this thread (twrp_3.1.0-1_sm-t713_14417n.tar) and it worked again.

I also then tried downloading the img file (twrp-3.6.0_9-0-gts28wifi.img) and flashed inside TWRP (to Recovery). Still no luck, still went to download mode after failing recovery.

Next I tried the next one, except that @ripee modded it to fix a bug on hw
Post with download links here

The one I used was twrp-3.5.2_9-2-gts28vewifi and I flashed it in Odin. It worked! Now I'm on the latest version of TWRP that's working as of today.

So if you want the latest TWRP, use that one.

p.s. now apparently my CPU is not over 30,000 degrees C (55,000 deg F)! lol. It was obviously a bug with the previous version that excluded the decimal point, since now it's 30 deg C.


Next I installed Lineage OS 17.1
and also Open gApps Pico (this version is just the Play store and Play Services)

Attempts to install Supersu directly after Lineage OS failed, I will have to reboot first I suppose. It's booting! I'll be able to see then if it's still rooted after the whole format and wipe of the whole system to install LineageOS. I have a feeling I'll have to root again separately after it boots.

Update: Had to install magisk.apk and then rename magisk.apk to magisk.zip, then reboot into twrp and flash the zip. It worked!


Instructions from my other post:

Flashed Lineage OS 17.1 and open gapps pico on my T713, clean install, and it took over 30 minutes at the curved line logo with the circle moving right to left (loading screen at boot).

Then found another thread that said it should take only like 15 mins (edit: after my own experience, it takes only like 5 mins or so - if it gets stuck by 10 mins, then force reboot and wait a min and it will go to welcome page).

Since this is an OLED screen, I'm worried about screen burn in, so I don't want to leave it with that bright blue line fixed in the middle overnight. Going to try a couple things. I shut off and back in recovery now.

This time I did this:

1. Wipe all like in wipe instructions
2. Reboot back to recovery
3. Mount System too so the following are mounted (for me System was not mounted, not sure if it matters)
   - System, Data, Cache, MicroSD
4. Install LineageOS only (will install gApps later, this is to isolate is lineage is the problem)
5. Click the Wipe Cache/Dalvik
6. Reboot

After about 5-10 mins I decided to search the thread. Someone said they just forced reboot (hold power and voldown in my case until it reboots),

• It worked! After a minute or two when it reboot, it just went straight into the welcome page (white screen with blue LineageOS logo). Success!
  
  
• Now I turned it off (hold power and press power off) without setting up and installed gapps, and wiped Cache/Dalvik and reboot, and after another minute back into welcome screen - this time the gapps welcome screen!
  
  
• Pressing the yellow Start button lagged a little. But after a few seconds (I clicked a few times) it went to the next screen!
  
  
• Then after skipping wifi setup, it asked forone of three options with fingerprint+pin, etc, well just pick one, on the next screen there will be a skip option if you don't want to set it up.

First courses of action:

• Enable dark theme! It's under Display. Search didn't work for some reason.
• Disable Play Protect (I don't want it)
• Security > Find My Device > Off
• Turn off Bluetooth
• About > tab on Build Number a few times at the bottom to enable Developer
• System > Advanced > Developer Options > Automatic System Updates > Off
• System > Advanced > Developer Options > Advanced Restart > On
• System > Advanced > Developer Options > Override Force Dark (always on)
• System > Buttons > Backlight > Disabled

Next

• Root
• Add Xposed (LSPosed)
• Add LSPosed modules

Flashing SuperSu like the root guide says, doesn't work. Instead, install Magisk. Then reboot.

Had some trouble. Then I came across this:

Installing Magisk is extremely easy on this ROM:

1. Download the Magisk app from github (link updated to github)
2. Install the APK file
3. Rename magisk.apk to magisk.zip
4. Install magisk.zip from TWRP.

It worked! I'm rooted! That was not intuitive, but easy!

I found your explanation to be extremely helpful. I couldn't get the recovery installed until I followed the instructions to put in the older TWRP and then like you I put in the 3.5.2-9-2- version.

I tried to use larger gapps than you used but had trouble and eventually used the the pico version. Thank you again for this suggestion.

I do have two issues one minor and one even less than minor. The somewhat annoying but minor issue is that my camera is not working. I do not use it much at all and in fact use a camera blocking app to decrease the chance that someone could spy on me if I was on a website with malware. But I do need it to install the Verizon Messages app which gives me the ability to text from my tablet with the same account I have on my phone. That app uses a QR code that is sent to the phone to verify use in the tablet. I can't verify this because the camera isn't working.

EDIT: I SEE THAT MANY USERS ON MANY DEVICES ARE COMPLANING OF CAMERA TROUBLE.

The even smaller issue is that the app called Craigslist Checker will not run on the tablet. It gives me an error that it lacks permission to run.

I thank you again and again for helping me bring a newer OS to my favorite tablet. I can now run the Amazon app once again. Amazon had recently disabled it when used with the stock Android on the T713.

I used a ROM that is 2 weeks old. (12-6-22). I did not root the tablet as of yet. My question is whether you update your ROM on a regular basis or if you are still using the build that you installed when you made this wonderful post. If I update the ROM should I do a backup before the update and just overwrite the current ROM with the latest version? I am interested in this question regardless of whether it will fix the camera.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

 

[xbt-]

This week my tablet kept rebooting to recovery. At first it would not connect to the internet, and when I tried to turn on wifi it would reboot. Eventually, it would reboot to recovery immediately. It could be I disabled too many system services, but it was time to update anyway. It also was unable to be seen in windows and connecting with USB, but I don't know if it ever could, I hadn't used it for a few months. It could also be the cable.

So today I downloaded the latest 17.1 and gapps pico (it uses ARM64 and it is version 10, FYI), and proceeded to update.

Dirty flash didn't fix it, but I wiped everything EXCEPT Data partition and I did not do the formatting of Data (because I did not want to lose data on my internal storage, I could not connect it to my computer).

It worked. Of course I have to re-setup everything, but my internal storage is not wiped (like downloads folder), which is helpful.

Only thing is that still it doesn't show up in my computer, but it could be the cable, don't know. I had to copy files over by taking out the micro sd card manually or just downloading what I needed form the internet.

Fortunately I did not have much on there yet, and what Idid have on there (my books), I had a backup for, as well as TitaniumBackup to restore app data. A prime reason to have a rooted device. Another primary reason is to have CF-Lumen in rooted mode.

Anyway, everything is back, and I can resume reading and writing on it, and for a small lightweight OLED tablet as an e-reader, I am very happy with this tablet. I just wish it had USB-C and fast charging, but maybe I will get a micro-USB to USB-C adapter so I can use my existing cables instead of my very old micro-USB cables.

 

[xbt-]

As feedback, the latest version of 17.1 feels much more stable than the previous version I had on there from last year.

 

[BillTheCat]

Howdy, folks. Sorry for the 'necro-post', but I'm trying to restore my T813 to factory spec. I downloaded the latest ROM from Frija and flashed, but I can't seem to get TWRP to work. I've used 'twrp_3.1.0-1_sm-t813_14417n' and also 'twrp_3.0.2-1_sm-t813' and I just can't boot into TWRP after 'PASS' shows and I change the keypress to VOL+ after the blank screen. Is my timing off? Do I need to release the keys when the blank screen shows? Hoping someone can help!

 

[almahix]

I gave up trying to restore my tab s2 after a new ROM install broke it. It is in the recycle bin.