Problems recovery S5 with ubuntu

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ello,
I tried many times but I dont manage to get the recovery on the phone. I have Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS and a samsung SM-A500H
the first time when I tried it I didnt have activated the debugging mode but after activating it, nothing changed, I still get the same errors. I have a proper cable, at least the phone shows up as a device when I plug it.
hope you can help me!! I dindnt find a forum or somewhere else

I put in command: sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-3.3.1-1-a5y17lte.img.tar --no-reboot

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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%
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!
ERROR: RECOVERY upload failed!

Ending session…
Releasing device interface…

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Hi, I hope we can help :slight_smile:
First thing to rule out, is your Samsung still locked in some Samsung way?

If you think this might be the case, please share a photo of the tiny text at the top of your Downloading mode screen, if that is possible, thanks.

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In the title you talk about a Galaxy s5

In the text, You say you have a Galaxy a5(2015)

which Is the command for the Galaxy a5(2017)

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ah sorry it says model number samsung SM-A500-H

when i am in the download mode the text up left says:

ODIN MODE(in red
PRODUCT NAME: SM-A500H
CURRENT BIINARY: custom
SYSTEM STATUS: custom
REACTIVATION LOCK: OFF
WARRENTY VOID 0x1 (4)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB) (in grey)
AP SWAEV: S1, T1, H1, R1, A1, P1 (in grey)
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE (in blue)

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So have you successfully flashed it before? If so what with? :slight_smile:

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I think you need to unpack this file. Inside should be a *.img file. Flashing that should work.

Also had this happen to me.

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Initialising connection…
Detecting device…
Claiming interface…
Setting up interface…

Initialising protocol…
ERROR: Protocol initialisation failed!

Releasing device interface…

I unpacked the twrp-3.5.0_9-0-a5xelte.img.tar file, and tried to flash with the recovery.img that is inside

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umm well so far I succeded to to the step before where I install heimdall and the phone reboots. besides that nothing worked

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SM-A500H is not on our list, is it?

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it is not, you are right, shit. I didnt think there where A5 that didnt work.

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You will be able to recover the phone with a LineageOS, was just checking…
If you boot into recovery you will be able to read the device code for sure, in the format a5x?elte

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It is still working on the normal system right now.
on the lineage page for that phone is not beneath the supported models, no? https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/a5xelte

I dont understand what it means do read the device code

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It was an [UNOFFICIAL] that came up in a search.

Maybe you cannot boot into Recovery mode? I was just meaning you now want to know the device code for sure. :slight_smile:

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I would really like to install another system on that phone. can you send me the link via the unofficial version?

i can boot into recovery

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ah sory didtn see you posted the link already!! so I get their twrp and do everything as in the official manual?

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Sounds good - you are ok with how to double check the device code?

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no I have no idea what it means

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When you looked on “our list” above, you would have seen, for instance: a5xelte -->> SM-A510F
a5xelte is the device code for that phone! Just in case your install becomes problematic, you want to know you have the right device code this time? :slight_smile:

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yeh tell me if you know it or tell me how to find it out pls :wink:

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When you boot into recovery, do you see it written there?

:warning: Also, that link was a very brief search, when I did not have your reliable device code! I would do a bit more searching, when you have the device code! :smiley:
Edit the device code in my link is

a5ultexx