On TWRP install

Hi all ,

I have a Samsung 7 Edge and my computer is Linux Mint. I am following the instructions from here:
https://doc.e.foundation/devices/hero2lte/install

I got to this step:

sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-3.4.0-0-hero2lte.img --no-reboot
[sudo] password for david2:
Heimdall v1.4.2

…and I got this output:

Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
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This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
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Initialising connection…
Detecting device…
Claiming interface…
Setting up interface…

Initialising protocol…
Protocol initialisation successful.

Beginning session…

Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!

Session begun.

Downloading device’s PIT file…
PIT file download successful.

Uploading RECOVERY
100%
RECOVERY upload successful

Ending session…
ERROR: Failed to receive session end confirmation!
Releasing device interface…

… but I saw no blue bar on my device as described in the instructions. My device appears to not have registered any event at all as a result of the above command.

My phone says, in order:

ODIN MODE (high speed) (in red)
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G935U (in white)
CURRENT BINRAY Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FAP LOCK : OFF
WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
QUALCOM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (in brown)

…some more numbers in brown which may ID my phone individually, then…

SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE (in blue)
SECURE CHECK FAIL: recovery (in red)

then a big download arrow beneath which are the words

Downloading…
Do not turn off target

Then a little white graphics which looks like an unblinking cursor.

Nothing on my phone has changed in 15 minutes so I have to believe something went wrong.

You have to explain it to me like I am five I’m afraid because I don’t do Android development or custom ROMs at all. I am a Java programmer if that helps.

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Hi!
I don’t know that guide as I installed it on my way. Do you already have TWRP and can enter on Recovery mode on the phone itself (normally by pressing Power + Volume Up)?

If yes, you could:

  1. Enter the .zip of the ROM into an external SD card and enter it into the phone
  2. Enter into Recovery Mode
  3. Wipe previous data from internal memory: Wipe > Format data
  4. Install > Select Storage > SD card > e…zip

Then, it should be installed

Hi, welcome in the community :slight_smile:

TWRP flash is very fast so maybe you didn’t even see the bar.

Try to reboot into recovery (Power + Home + Volume down and as soon as the screen turns off, move your finger from Volume down to Volume Plus).

Anonyme,
When I do that I get the Android Robot graphic and it says

“Installing system update…”

and after a while it gives me a graphic with the Android Robot tipped over under a yellow caution-type road sign graphic with an exclamation point and the words:

“No command”

Thank you for replying!

Porru this sounds very simple and I will give it a try ! Thank you!

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Anonyme,
I read that TWRP requires the device be rooted before TWRP can be used(?) or installed(?), possibly? . I do know my device is not rooted. I believe I read on this (/e/'s) site that rooting the phone was not necessary. So I am confused on this point.

You definitely don’t need to root in order to install TWRP.

I guess you followed the previous steps correctly ? (especially unlock the bootloader in development settings)

I can’t help you more, I can only suggest you the following HOWTO if it doesn’t work :

Thank you ! I’ll report back here is I get everything working!

Hi @davidgrand !
Welcome to /e/Land !

Your device is not supported !..

Models Supported

Models:

  • SM-G935F
  • SM-G935FD
  • SM-G935S
  • SM-G935K
  • SM-G935L
  • SM-G935W8
    Other models are not supported
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piero,

Thank you for that bit of bad news! It will save me a lot of effort !

With respect to the “not supported” property of the phone I have, does that mean it’s known to be incapable of ever supporting /e/ ? In other words is there something about this phone- a fact about the CPU or a special US only chip or something- which makes it impossible to support /e/ or is rather that the devs simply have had no access to this model of phone and therefore have not developed /e/ for it?

Thanks again!

I think it’s for a technical reason, don’t remember what exactly. It uses a different chip or something like that.

I just missed this detail about phone model’s sub-model signifiers before I bought this S7. I doubt the used sellers of this phone could have answered the question even if I thought to ask them. I think this is the US model (U) which is what I am likely to find in the after market around here (US). I wil try to sell the phone back on EBay or something.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to answer my questions!

This is a great community!!!

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What a pity, @davidgrand!
At least you now know why it does not function, instead of wasting more time.

Glad to have helped!