How to Update my Samsung SM-T720?

[boospy]

Hello all,

we have been enjoying our Samsung tablet with e/OS for some time now. There have been no updates for a few months now.

How exactly does that work with e/OS? Are certain devices EOL at some point, or do you have to generate the system for each type separately?

Thanks
Best regards
boospy

[piero]

https://images.ecloud.global/dev/gts4lvwifi/

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[HOWTO] an Unified Install Guide Project for /e/

this post is editable as a Wiki. (1) Download an /e/OS build (2) Download recovery-e or TWRP (3) install the appropriate Flashing Tools (4) allow “Non Vendor OS” to be installed on the device (5) Check the communication between the PC and your smartphone (6) Unlock the Bootloader (7) Flash a custom recovery manager on your device (8) install /e/ from your computer, using the “adb sideload” method or (9) Install /e/ without computer using the “Storage Device” method (10) post install…

[boospy]

Ok, thank you. I understand. Not ready yet.

[piero]

If you have android 12 based samsung firmware
and /e/OS “e-x.xx-s” already installed on it,
you can jump to step (8) or (9)
BUT DON’T FACTORY-RESET OR WIPE OR FORMAT ANYTHING

[boospy]

ok and how can I find out what firmware is on it or if it is compatible? Attached an Screenshot.

[piero]

Latest R version for android 11 based firmware was e-1.8.1-r

If you want to run S version, you need to upgrade your Samsung Firmware to an android 12 based one.
Edit: android 12 based stock firmware has not been released for this device, you can have a go with simply upgrading /e/ to e-1.12.3-s

https://images.ecloud.global/dev/gts4lvwifi/

[HOWTO] an Unified Install Guide Project for /e/

. Now the easiest part : install /e/ ! . 8) Install the image of /e/OS on the rom of your device from your Computer using the ADB sideload method. .

using "TWRP"

this is the Welcome screen of TWRP recovery <a class="lightbox" href="https://community.e.foundation/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b9148604e8341908cc5e38d62adf6d4193ff5c21.jpeg" data-download-href="https://community.e.foundation/uploads/default/b9148604e8341908cc5e38d62adf6d4193ff5c21" …

BUT DON’T FACTORY-RESET OR WIPE OR FORMAT ANYTHING

https://doc.e.foundation/devices/gts4lvwifi
https://doc.e.foundation/devices/gts4lvwifi/install

[jme]

Hi @piero – I tried to search for it but did not find it: can you also let us know how to find the BIT value of on an already installed /e/?

And: Will we lose our data when doing the firmware-upgrade → /e/-upgrade?
Edit: and is the encryption of the tablet an issue?

Thanks a lot for your help!

[piero]

@jme

I tried to search for it but did not find it:

Edit: android 12 based stock firmware has not been released for this device, you can have a go with simply upgrading /e/ to e-1.12.3-s

@jme

how to find the BIT value

It is important only if you want to downgrade firmware,
you will found it in -->settings ->>about the phone -->android version -->baseband version

@jme

Will we lose our data when doing the firmware-upgrade

not if you choose a one file firmware instead of a four files firmware, but yes when you unlock the bootloader

@jme

Will we lose our data when doing the /e/-upgrade?

yes when you unlock the bootloader
but not in the case you don’t need to upgrade firmware
just DON’T FACTORY-RESET OR WIPE OR FORMAT ANYTHING

@jme

is the encryption of the tablet an issue?

I don’t know

[jme]

@piero

Edit: android 12 based stock firmware has not been released for this device, you can have a go with simply upgrading /e/ to e-1.12.3-s

Oh right, sorry, I did not mention it… I have the SM-P610. The latest Android-12-based firmware I found has the BINARY value 2.

@piero

It is important only if you want to downgrade firmware,
you will found it in -->settings ->>about the phone -->android version -->baseband version

Thanks a lot! Not very obvious that the version number can be tapped for another menu … however, I do not have “baseband version”, presumably b/c the tablet is WiFi-only?

Do you by any chance also know how to find out the PAP (/AP) and CSC Values (or does CSC not matter for WiFi-only? and/or does PAD also not matter for upgrading from 11 to 12? )

Thanks a lot for your help again!

[piero]

@jme

not matter for upgrading from 11 to 12?

That’s it !

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Anyway, i have made a little search in some build.prop files, but not found informations about stock Samsung firmware version
Probably i don’t look at the right place…

[piero]

@jme

Will we lose our data when doing the firmware-upgrade

In theory not if you flash only the necessary /partitions (not the all stock firmware files) but i cannot help for that.

/e/team plan to include needed vendor firmware parts in their builds in the future (see weekly information thread)

[jme]

sounds good, thanks for the info!

as far as I read, if i flash HOME_CSC instead of CSC then it should keep my apps and data also for 4-part-firmware. I’ll see, I have everything backed up

[Ich87]

Have someone an idea how to build a Rom with e-1.14-q and can give me some support?
Up to now I’m not able to understand how to get the proprietary blobs extracted somehow.
There is no were any file named extract-files.sh.
thanks a lot

[aibd]

Hi @Ich87 welcome to the /e/ forum.

This is the sort of question we see in the UnOfficial Builds category.

Here is the support page for Building /e/ https://doc.e.foundation/support-topics/build-e.html.

You might consider opening another thread in UnOfficial Builds or perhaps Build /e/OS category and include your device codename, mentioned below (and in the link above).

Edit Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e gts4lvwifi SM-T720

@Ich87

extract-files.sh

The old school way is mentioned https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/gts4lvwifi/build#extract-proprietary-blobs

[petefoth]

The binary blobs for this device can be found in this repo
https://github.com/TheMuppets/proprietary_vendor_samsung_gts4lvwifi

The LineageOS device tree is here
https://github.com/LineageOS/android_device_samsung_gts4lvwifi

There is a ‘lineage-20.0’ branch in both repos (it’s the only branch in the binary blobs repo) so easiest to build /e/OS t branch

[Ich87]

@Ich87

Rom with e-1.14-q

i will try to build thatch ROM.
If i succeed i will upload it on that thread Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e gts4lvwifi SM-T720, too

thanks for your support