0.14 (26.01.2021) boot loop after OTA update (TWRP)

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Hello there,

I just updated /e/OS on my Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 (a5y17lte) from 0.13 to 0.14
Because I found a little bug I did some screenshots for documentation… :sunglasses:

Have a look at this one, it tells me it is ready to update to /e/OS 0.13 - 26.01.2021 which is the date of the 0.14 update.

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My TWRP v.3.4.0-0 [edit] updated to 3.5.0_9-0 did not work either [/edit] did the update without any error messages but when the phone tried to reboot, I ran into a boot loop showing the “Samsung Galaxy A5” boot screen, vibrating, showing the boot screen… Wiping Dalvik/ART Cache and Cache using TWRP did not help.

I was able to workaround the problem by push and holding buttons “Vol. up”, “Menu” and “Power” at the same time until TWRP comes up. Starting “Advanced” → “ADB Sideload” allowed me to reinstall /e/OS v. 0.13 by doing adb sideload e-0.13-p-2020120789008-dev-a5y17lte.zip from the terminal.
After successfull boot I even got a message of update failed. :rofl: Thanks for the information! :wink:

Hope that helps someone else. :slight_smile:
Have a nice day!

kind regards
Christian

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As new user I was not allowed to upload more than one media file in a post…

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TWRP version 3.5.0_9-0 is best suited for /e/OS ‘Q’. The fact that it does not work with /e/OS ‘9-Pie’ is device-specific. Even TWRP v.3.4.0-0 does not work under certain constellations on various Samsung Galaxys - and it is recommended to use the previous version Twrp-3.3.1-x. The latest is not always the best.

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Hey SuzieQ,

please let me know where does your knowledge come from? Do you have successfully tested 0.14 OTA update with the SG A5 2017 and TWRP 3.3.1-x? The installation manual says /e/OS is tested with TWRP 3.3.1-1. I just installed latest 3.3.1-x version (where latest means x=2 atm). But wtf?! System updater does not find 0.14 update anymore…!? :flushed: So I can’t test it yet.
Are the developers doing their work already. :wink:

greetz
Christian

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My knowledge is based on practical use of the A5 2017. I switch between /e/OS ‘9-pie’ and LOS 17.1 aka ‘Q’ to contribute to bug detection.

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FYI: I filed a bug about this issue.

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Hey @SuzieQ,

You told us you switch between /e/OS pie and Lineage OS 17.1 on the a5y17lte. Can you confirm the device is running current version of LOS 17.1 smoothly? @rhunault stated on my issue the a5y17lte is a community device which does not get support soon. If I understand his statement correct, the error – and a fix of course – comes from upstream…
On the other hand /e/OS pie is not based on LOS 17.1, Isn’t it?
Pretty annoying situation though. :-/
I’m not able to build LOS 16.0 from the sources so it seems we need to wait for an /e/OS port of LOS 17.1… :frowning:

kind regards
Christian

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Hi @chrisphl, the Galaxy A5 (2017) ‘a5y17lte’ was one of the first devices to be migrated to /e/ OS 9-pie. It ran very well for a long time. The current /e/ problem is a home-made one.

LOS 17.1 as well as LineageOS-17.1.-for-microG and their lineage recovery versions work very well. Also the images of crDroid 6.14 ‘Q’ work fine as well as the now discontinued PixPixelExperience ‘Q’ edition.

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Thanks for your answer! Would you mind to state that in the issue tracker too? Maybe some further explanation helps also. I think dropping support for a device is one thing but breaking some thing and not repairing the other…
Thanks in advance!

Christian

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The /e/ issue tracker does not convince me. That’s why I don’t leave messages there.