Unsupported ZTE Z851 -- how can/should I 'test' /e/ on this device?

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Hello everyone,

I have a ZTE Z851 from which I’d like to test /e/. Issue is, the Z851 is not currently supported. That’s okay, I’d like to experiment.

What is the normal procedure for testing /e/ on unsupported devices?

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Build it for your own. There are some howto’s for building unsupported devices here in forum

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Two methods :

  • Building the image yourself using the official script if your device is officially supported by LineageOS or this one if not

  • Using the GSI (Generic System Image) if your device is Treble-Enabled (shipped with Oréo or Pie) : GSI for not yet supported treble phones

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GSI is no good idea, because it’s not a full e GSI. It’s only LineageGSI with e apps. The apply-patches.sh never works fine

So please don’t confuse other users

And regarding building, it’s unsupported, that’s what I have had answered him before

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It’s a full ROM, Phie used /e/ repo instead of Lineage’s one to build the GSI. And the only problem is that the repo including apply-patches.sh isn’t linked in the manifest, I asked Phie to fix.

And GSI is built using a script like Unknown’s one but instead of using device specific sources it use generic sources.

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A lot of people have tried to build the gsi but the patches are never applied.
Do you have build it with full patches applied ?

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Ask Phie to know how did it, that’s not my work. As I know, he don’t used the phhusson script but the script from another person, script which use phhusson patches.

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I have tried it and it does NOT work. So please don’t promote something you haven’t tried.

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You have tried with your phone WHICH ISN’T COMPATIBLE, you also tried with others GSI which doesn’t work as well. The GSI is working for at least 5 different devices (see the XDA Thread) and the only bug found is impossibility to add a Google Account.

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I din’t talk about where itvis work or not. I’m talking about it is real e-OS or not. I’m talking about building a full/real e-GSI and that’s what I have done. I have tried to build the GSI, but applying the patches never work !

So, I know what I’m talking about.

Try building for your own and you will see, no patches applied !!!

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Phie’s method uses the official /e/ repo located on /e/ gitlab. Patches are applied because if they’re not applied, GSI won’t work on ANY device, there is only a mistake in the tutorial he gave.

Phie don’t uses the method by Phhusson but method by AndyYan which both two are applying phhusson’s patches.

For me that’s a real /e/ ROM except the fact that not all apps are included (like MuPDF or OpenOffice)

PS: I already tried, got error when applying patches but I was using Phhusson’s script so maybe AndyYan’s one is better, I don’t have tried.

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I’m stopping here, because you won’t understand.
The e patches does have nothing to do with the e apps.

I’m still please you nit to promote something you never have tried for your own successfull. Thanks