Problems running GSI Image on Xperia XZ1 Compact (lilac)

Using /e/OS Troubleshooting
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I have just installed the GSI for not yet supported treble phones [2020/06/14] system on my Xperia ZX1 Compact, as described in this topic

Trying to use it I have come across the following problems

  1. Screen blanks when making a call - maybe receiving too. No acccess to dial pad. NO way to end call.
    • See if it happens when receiving a call - yes. Screen goes blank.
    • " with Simple Dialler Yes. It onnly happens when you move your phone.
    • When Phone is default, status bar shows incoming call. Allowing answer & decline. If you answer, screen goes blank.
    • When Simple Dialler is default, no way to answer phone in standy
    • There is an issue about this, also with a Sony Xperia, though different model. I have added a comment.
  2. Smart restart to recovery only works intermittently. Mostly it restarts the system
  3. Can’t backup Data partition . Tried just restoring data, and boot, system & data. When I look in security settings, it seems the device is encrypted. Created new Issue #1610
    • CreateTarFor() process ended with error 255'
  4. When I boot, sometimes I see the \e\ start-up animation. More usually I see Sony boot screen, followed by ‘Powered by Android’ animation, followed by ‘Xperia’ startup animation. These are what you see when this device is booted in a Stock ROM

The result is that this phone isn’t usable for me yet as my daily driver. i will try the following in the coming days i will try the following:

1.Try to flash an unofficial Lineage ROM, either one I built myself or one from XDA. There are working 1.0 and 17.1 ROMs there
2. Try to flash the Unofficial /e/ ROM I built for myself
3. Revert to Stock ROM in preparation for a new GSI image

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Yes, the GSI from that location are with root and automatic encryption. And they don’t have a Password for decryption (stupid !!!). Only the GSI from my location/post are not with encryption.

Regarding the other issues, I think the will cause because of wrong firmware. The best would be, tho start over with original Sony pie firmware.

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To make sure I don’t get caught again is that the system image at https://ecloud.global/s/Yk8dp6fQiSMgEL2 ?

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If I didn’t make a mistake myself, the good ones are listed here.

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That’s wrong. Here are my latest builds located

It’s the location anonyme has in his list

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Do you know which (if any) of those are UNencrypted? There’s no point me having a device where I cannot backup and restore my apps and date. What I need is 'Type A, unencrypted, no root.

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All GSI builds made by Harvey are unencrypted by default and without root (if root was activated, I would have tagged them as custom and not unofficial by the way).

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Arm64 a-only is this one

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I’ve now tried that (with several different versions of the original firmware), and it seems that the problem is with the phone. Whatever firmware I have, I get the same problems. So this device is for the ‘spares’ box. I’ll try again if I can get hold of another device - preferably one that can make and receive calls - for a reasonable price. In the mean time, it’s back to my Z5 Compact (with unofficial nougat /e/ ROM) as my daily driver.

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Yeah, that’s the problem eith GSI. It’s not really ‘generic’
On some devices it isn’t booting and sone devices have other issues.
That’s why there is no real official GSI.