Which custom GSI ROM works well with the stock Android pie?

[ashimiyy]

I've been using Pixel experience ROM without issues until I upgraded my phone to latest pie and went back to the custom ROM. However, the fingerprint is not working on Pixel Experience again.
Any help on a working GSI ROM will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[seryioo]

Good question

 

[Pierre_C]

I've been using Pixel experience ROM without issues until I upgraded my phone to latest pie and went back to the custom ROM. However, the fingerprint is not working on Pixel Experience again.
Any help on a working GSI ROM will be appreciated. Thanks.

Hello,
I tried AEX, Arrow, Descendant and Havoc (On android Pie)
The screen border are good only on havoc and the fingerprint work.
Fingerprint doesn't work on AEX sure. I don't remember on Arrow and on Descendant.

Here a list of the GSI Rom:
https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki/Generic-System-Image-(GSI)-list

PS : Doesn't forget to flash GAPPS

I'm here if you have any question !
Sorry for my bad English,
Pierre

 

[anykill]

Wich havoc version?
Worth a try? Or better stick with stock?
How is the camera?
Thx

 

[Pierre_C]

Wich havoc version?
Worth a try? Or better stick with stock?
How is the camera?
Thx

Hello,

27/10/18 update, official download link,
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ha...0181027-GSI-ARM64-AB-Official.img.xz/download
This GSI is beautiful, there is a lot of possibility to customize with full darktheme. If you don't want to use the gapps you can, else you have to flash open gapps. Personally my two favorites gsi are Lineage OS and Havoc OS because Havoc is based on Lineage.
The Camera is the google camera, the same camera of the pixel experience rom.
If you have to install a gsi install havoc.


Pierre

 

[Bokoko006]

The pixel experience fingerprint bug also happened to me. What i do is repeat the whole flashing by flashing stock 9.6.4.0 in edl and then flashing the gsi. Works well again. Btw im using havoc it has alot of customization and features but not so fluid

 

[ashimiyy]

Hello,
I tried AEX, Arrow, Descendant and Havoc (On android Pie)
The screen border are good only on havoc and the fingerprint work.
Fingerprint doesn't work on AEX sure. I don't remember on Arrow and on Descendant.

Here a list of the GSI Rom:
https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki/Generic-System-Image-(GSI)-list

PS : Doesn't forget to flash GAPPS

I'm here if you have any question !
Sorry for my bad English,
Pierre

Thanks for the response. But have you tried the latest stock pie for mi a2 lite before going back to those custom ROMs. Downgrading from pie screw up the Sim 1slot. I don't know if you've noticed that.

 

[ashimiyy]

The pixel experience fingerprint bug also happened to me. What i do is repeat the whole flashing by flashing stock 9.6.4.0 in edl and then flashing the gsi. Works well again. Btw im using havoc it has alot of customization and features but not so fluid

Thanks brother. Do you mean to say Downgrading from Pie to Oreo (9.6.4.0) flashing in edl (and not fastboot) solves the fingerprint and sim1 bugs??

 

[Pierre_C]

Thanks for the response. But have you tried the latest stock pie for mi a2 lite before going back to those custom ROMs. Downgrading from pie screw up the Sim 1slot. I don't know if you've noticed that.

Hello, I flash in EDL mode to fix it

Pierre

 

[Bokoko006]

Thanks brother. Do you mean to say Downgrading from Pie to Oreo (9.6.4.0) flashing in edl (and not fastboot) solves the fingerprint and sim1 bugs??

Correct. Downgrade to oreo and dont relock the bootloader. Just follow the guide here https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/guide-how-to-install-gsi-treble-rom-t3853404

 

[ashimiyy]

Correct. Downgrade to oreo and dont relock the bootloader. Just follow the guide here https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/guide-how-to-install-gsi-treble-rom-t3853404

I tried what you said bro. From pie 10.0.2, I downgraded to 9.6.4.0 via edl flashing.
However, the Sim 1 slot does not work. I repeated same procedure flashing 9.6.9, same outcome.
Eventually I had to re-flash 10.0.2 to make the two Sims work.

Problem with flashing GSI ROM on 10.0.2 is that the fingerprint does not work. You cannot even do fingerprint registration.

In the end, I had to install the GSI (pixel experience) not minding a screwed fingerprint.

The ability to copy texts from recent apps is one cool feature of that ROM that I can't meet go

 

[anykill]

Câmera does have Night mode?

 

[Bokoko006]

I tried what you said bro. From pie 10.0.2, I downgraded to 9.6.4.0 via edl flashing.
However, the Sim 1 slot does not work. I repeated same procedure flashing 9.6.9, same outcome.
Eventually I had to re-flash 10.0.2 to make the two Sims work.

Problem with flashing GSI ROM on 10.0.2 is that the fingerprint does not work. You cannot even do fingerprint registration.

In the end, I had to install the GSI (pixel experience) not minding a screwed fingerprint.

The ability to copy texts from recent apps is one cool feature of that ROM that I can't meet go

Did you turn off the encryption? Sometimes the encryption is getting in the way. And have you followed the guide on the link?

 

[Overunity01]

Does gsi improve gaming performance?

 

[eremitein]

In the end, I had to install the GSI (pixel experience) not minding a screwed fingerprint.

The ability to copy texts from recent apps is one cool feature of that ROM that I can't meet go

aaaand, any bugs? i have some))

can you see navbar buttons with half-size. trimmed:laugh:

 

[Pierre_C]

Does gsi improve gaming performance?

Hello,
I think Custom Rom and Stock Rom are better than GSI for gaming but I'm not sure.
Pierre

 

[ashimiyy]

Did you turn off the encryption? Sometimes the encryption is getting in the way. And have you followed the guide on the link?

I didn't. Maybe that was the culprit .

 

[ashimiyy]

Did you turn off the encryption? Sometimes the encryption is getting in the way. And have you followed the guide on the link?[/QUOTE
I later search this platform and learnt that you can flash the Pie modem.img after downgrading to Oreo. That has solved the problem.
Thanks

 

[Voodoojonny]

Did you turn off the encryption? Sometimes the encryption is getting in the way. And have you followed the guide on the link?[/QUOTE
I later search this platform and learnt that you can flash the Pie modem.img after downgrading to Oreo. That has solved the problem.
Thanks

That solves the problems partly... SIM cards are still switched and 2nd sometimes doesn't work... Same as volte...
This method lets you go to back to oreo without any sim problem...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78496783&postcount=40
And don't forget to flash back oreo modem on both slots...

 

[eremitein]

That solves the problems partly... SIM cards are still switched and 2nd sometimes doesn't work... Same as volte...
This method lets you go to back to oreo without any sim problem...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78496783&postcount=40
And don't forget to flash back oreo modem on both slots...

to fix sim cards you need doing some commands from PC when phone in TWRP mode:

adb shell
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p40
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p41
exit

100% works, confirmed