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If someone need - i upload to google drive stock versions of boot.img, backuped by Magisk from all versions i had: - 20191028 - 20191111 - 20191129 - 20191210 - 20200106 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EHlG9ZWNMimAN55yKDvMUUE_ow-FDznG?usp=sharing

There is a way to root with Magisk and get OTA Updates. Follow this easy guide, worked for me when I tried. https://www.thecustomdroid.com/install-ota-update-rooted-android-device-guide/#How_to_Install_OTA_Updates_on_Rooted_Android_Devices

Just a quick update... I had two weeks off for the holidays and I am back this week. I've experimented with building a vendor image but that looks like it will take a fair amount of time. So next I looked at a method of overlaying changes over the vendor files instead of building the entire vendor image. This is easier and significantly reduces the amount of data transfer (both from github to me and from my website to you) so I will probably continue down that path for the official Lineage release. But for now, I'm pretty tired of playing with vendor files

I am pleased to announce a new member of the Pro1 ROM family: "Ungoogled Stock". What is it? This is the stock ROM as built from the BSP directly from IdeaLTE with the following changes, and only these changes: Removed AdUps OTA update code. Removed GMS (Google Apps). Where is it? The current version is: http://files.nwwn.com/android/pro1/QX1000-user-nogms-noadups-20191208.zip MD5: 01c90007a843328b869bb294c8f88330 SHA1: 3aff440c50ec2464437c5698bc1c7740ed827c34 Source synced to BSP as of Nov 29, 2019. How do I flash it

That, and reviews like the one by Steve Litchfield from the Phones Show are what are making me willing to persevere. And the fact that there are so many fans on this forum 🙂 Really hoping this is the real big batch of deliveries this time...

Well...... yes but not exactly. Lineage is built on the open source portion of Android (AOSP) and the portions of the Qualcomm code that are released as open source (the CodeAurora project, or CAF). The portions that Qualcomm does not release as open source are taken as binary blobs from the stock firmware and integrated into the Lineage build to make a complete package. Because this is a sort of legal gray area, these blobs are kept strictly partitioned from the Lineage project and made available under the github account TheMuppets (really!) The portions t

The original driver may indeed miss keypresses if you type fast, I tested similarly typing "fjfjfjfjfjfjfjfj" and similar sequences fast and it would give something the likes of "fjfjffjffjjfj". Currently all I can provide is a boot+vendor image that require a factory reset to be installed and break OTA but fix this issue (if you need it let me know, i haven't written proper instructions down as of yet and it's sorta confusing), but soon an OTA update should come that fixes this. [edit] Note that if I am not mistaken this happens in the relatively rare situation where the driver is still

What he was very politely hinting at, to which I, personally, am less inclined, is that if you don't come up with a better answer on "how else to explain it" yourself, you're either suffering from a severe lack of imagination, or you're absolutely intent on throwing mud at Fxtec even though you damn well know that there are more possible explanations.

That's a good idea Hook. Since I can't edit the first post myself, I'll start drafting it here then get Eske's help updating the first post. Step three should be updated to not include my patched image. Sounds like user will have to obtain the boot.img corresponding to their currently installed version, transfer it to phone, and patch it there, for magisk to be able to take OTAs, amiright? I wonder if alternatively there's a simpler way to transfer the unmodified boot.img's to magisk after the fact, for those that already rooted with my file? Additionally, maybe someone who ha

How about they are swamped trying to get folks their Pro1s and web work on the site is low priority. As always, I understand the frustration and disappointment. I don't understand personal attacks on folks who are clearly working hard to get out devices which, most who receive them agree, are what they promised to produce... a high quality horizontal keyboard slider.

Yes. All this files are clear stock images, not patched by Magisk. You need patch they in your own phone, then Magisk correctly create backups, and can after that restore stock boot.img for applying new OTA update - if you get magisk_patched.img from anywhere other source and flash by fastboot, "Restore images" button will not work.

Amen, and feel free to call out things as needed, I know I can be a bit heavy handed at times with some of my points. I just say what's on my mind, and with having a bit of experience professionally with this sort of thing, I know all too well exactly what Fxtec is going through, and I admit that can give my comments a sense of elitism. More on the topic, they're excited to deliver an amazing product they are clearly extremely passionate about, so a lot of what they've said and done makes sense when viewed in that manner. Who doesn't like sharing every bit of info they can when excited,

Yeah I cannot believe how people can be upset after being repeatedly baited for 6 months straight. Even worse, they dare to have some doubt about statements when others have not turned out to be true before! Shame on them! If we're having a patience contest here, I have a Pyra pre-pre-order from October 2015. It's all about how it's handled.

I have had confirmation, that is indeed the fallback plan. 😊

While I absolutely agree that the updates are a waaaaaaay better way of handling a product like that, some assumptions in this post are not certain. We do not know how many they started to produce, we do not know if they had to redo thousands of devices.

Sounds familiar! So now conspiracy theorists, in order to keep consistent, will have to say that not only Liangchen/Fxtec, but also the people behind Cosmo are pulling a stunt on all their backers, they are dishonest, and will leave all of their supporters to die in thirst of keyboard awesomeness while having a wild ride on backers' money. Right? Ah? And... the brave fine folks from Cosmo Communicator (I admire them as much as the people at Fxtec for the boldness of making such small-volume gadgets against all odds) have already launched an earlier product. Still, they are delayed even ha

We should just not forget that this is an insanely hard task to develop HW like this. And you are the bottom of the pond: 1. Prio: Chinese companies 2. Prio: Big companies 3. Prio: Small contracts which are ordered spontanious 4. Prio: These weird british startup So if something goes wrong like protests and stuff, you are fucked! P.S. I am sorry for you, hope you will get your Cosmo soon. But is is inferior to the all mighty prawn anyway 😄

Just to cheer you up - Cosmo Communicator did their IGG campaign in November 2018. First shipping was expected in May 2019, They actually started shipping at the end of November. I'm backer 4xx and still waiting. Meanwhile people ordered this December on their own site started receiving their orders around New Year. 🙂

I am sure decision is not only made by one of the directors but they have consultation about the current known state of production, financial state and possibilities. I think they had a decision to send packages weekly to be able to send as many phones as possible before Christmas or the end of the last year to have as much people as possible convenience... but last year has already passed so they made another decision which is financially better. So I mean things (decisions) can be changed as also the speed of manufacturing process may be improved which may be the source of changing

I honestly understand everybody who has lost trust and did cancel their order. I wouldn't have done that but I can understand it. But demanding stuff and demotivate the staff I can't understand. It will not help. Yes they are not the best with communications. Yes this whole project did not go down as planned. So place constructive critic no problem. Cancel your order no problem. But here a lot of people are thinking fxtec owns them some sort of personal account. You gave them 700 bucks and should be threaten with respect, but that is not enough to be allowed to let your aggression ou

That's one way to clean your device. Cleaning computer keyboards in the dishwasher also works surprisingly well (removing the keycaps helps further) but you need to let it dry for a couple of days before reconnecting it. But maybe we should just stick it in the dryer or oven!

Let me help you. I wish I remember where I read it, but the statement was made that additional personnel were hired at the factory to bang out these devices much more quickly when it became clear that what they had was not enough. This has already been done, and devices are now being made much more quickly. Your long-anticipated device is only a few weeks away now. Cancelling will come between you and that device, and even if you reorder it later, you will have introduced additional delays by bumping yourself out of the current queue and into a later one. The owner of the company is personally

Don't forget bags! And 53 pairs of shoes is not that much anyway 🙂

Uhhhmmmm, you do realize that the Copperhead team is rather antagonistic to Lineage, right? It's not surprising that they would slam Lineage as being insecure. They do raise some valid points (particularly about verified boot), but most are bogus and/or outdated. Verified boot requires a locked boot loader. You cannot run any custom software with it enabled, including this ROM. That may be fine at the time of release (though with a BSP that is already 4 months out of date, probably not). But as soon as the OEM stops updating, you have a choice of running with verified boot and

(Calm down, it's just a meme)

Given how this thread has gone, I think a bit of off-topic discussion might be the breath of fresh air it needs. Erik or possibly other mods can always edit the first post with updated information, which is generally the best practice to use for these sorts of posts anyhow.

If you indeed have Nougat, what a gifted Priv ended up in your hands. If true, my friend, time to share your ROM with the world 🤣

Sorry, I'm a bit slow on some of these things. If I want to proceed now to root my phone with (currently) the 06JAN2020 OTA, I would install Magisk Manager, reboot, go into Magisk Manager and install Magisk? And what do I ask it to do when it installs to created the modified boot image? Will it use the boot image already have and create a backup? The instructions for updating with new OTA and retaining root seem clear, but having previously used the instructions in the OP, I'm not clear on how to do the original rooting anymore. Most instructions I find out on the webs seem to assume

@Artemis-kun – I agree with virtually all of what you said (and appreciate your saying it) so far. Just two remarks to minor points: While that would surely help getting an understanding that could prevent most of the rants, it sounds a bit like "do not criticize if you can't do it better yourself", which wouldn't really be an acceptable argument... Oh, there are many other reasons for that. And I guess we shouldn't overestimate the importance and the potency of just a handful of complainants, even though they're particularly loud and persevering. And after all, it's like every

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely agree that everybody should doubt the statements. I just does not help to demanding stuff in that usual angry internet user tone. And yeah it is handled shitty. But we can talk about what is shitty we are grown ups. Well I know we already did and it did change nothing. But so will ranting. But it is a different thing to criticism the company than to suggest @Erik does say things which he doesn't think are true. I strongly believe @Erik does what he can and says what he knows and is allowed to share. The only thing we get from treating @Erik like a

The Priv is garbage because it's trapped on a garbage build of Android 6 made by a garbage company that should have quit the business long before selling out to China. I own one myself and have the expertise to be making these statements. My ASUS TF300T from 2012 running a properly optimized version of Android 4.4.4 still runs literal circles around my Priv to this day. As an aside, I guess it's a good thing we have this thread to collect all these nonsensical posts so that they're not littering the forums in general, but it's amazing how much anger people have towards a company ac

Yeah but there were not a lot updates at all 😄 So there could be a lot more issues we don't know of. If you follow other sources there are hints that this may be true. However we don't know. That is exactly the worst part of this project, we don't know anything at all!

And here is the core the "will do". If you replace it with "expect to do" / "hope to do" / "plan to do" / .... you will change from the paranoid version to reality. We all know they are really bad at communication, and should be much more clear in stating their predictions with these kind of conjunctives rather than stating future things as facts. As this so easily will be interpreted as promises, and thus as broken when things did not go as planned due to things out of their control. Do not get my wrong, I'm not saying that they will get things done before CNY either. Just that it i

Why should you not? For all we know they have been bad at ESTIMATING what will happen. Has there been any case where they told us something that was incorrect at the time? They might have done otherwise than they estimated/planned - for whatever reason. But that is certainly not the same as not telling the truth.

Yeah, you just forgot to include that it probably craps itself when watching HD videos and having a few tabs open in the browser (or multiple apps) and let's not even go into gaming. Even my literal brick Nokia from the 90's can send text messages... My PRIV from 2015 is utter garbage at this point with anything modern. It chugs along but it's a miserable experience. I am not saying the Pro1 is ancient but it lost from its life already while barely any people got to use it.

Really now? Most of us that stuck around have been almost waiting for near half a year now!!! And I paid in July! One's goodwill can only go so far...it's not infinite. We are not in Soviet times where you bought a car and only got it like 5 years later.

It continues to amaze me how much time people seem to have on their hands around this thread. I actually don't fault Fxtec for the radio silence; every time they give the slightest hint of info, the wolves come lurking. Maybe try your hand at designing and manufacturing yourselves, then come back and play.

The aim is to ship the stock to our EU and US (if we re-establish a US warehouse by then) warehouses, or directly to customers before the Chinese New Year, as after that both the factory and the 1st logistics hub in HK will be off for a while. The Chinese New Year starts on the 25th of January, so some of you will have their devices before the end of January. Others, perhaps those in Europe, will have their stock assignment before the end of January only, and delivery by 1-3 February, at least to my projection.

Mid-February, as the current pre-orders will ship by the end of this month.

@Artemis-kun Pro1 YAY! :)

UH, sounds bad and odd. Wonder what is could be as I do not see it?? So either I'm extremely lucky or you have some software installed it can not handle, or it has some hardware failure. I will PM you a list of the apps on mine.

That's an interesting perspective. May I ask how you came to that conclusion? My feeling is exactly opposite. The OEM may or may not provide security updates for a period of time after release. My copy of the BSP is on tag LA.UM.7.4.r1-05500-8x98.0 which was released August 23, 2019. Incremental updates may have newer code, I'm not sure because I don't do OTAs. But either way, IdeaLTE will stop publishing updates at some point. As a member of Lineage and former Cyanogen employee, I can assure you that many/most of the Lineage developers care a great deal about secu

It all falls back to the communication. IF they were better to make clear that what they were saying were estimates or plans, and not a guarantee that things were going to happen exactly as they hoped. And yes they have been very optimistic. (Always easy to see with hindsight). I guess they too have taken optimistic estimates they get at face value, and have not added enough slack to whatever obstacles that could occur. But now that they have produced some, they should be in a position where they have more control, and fewer external unknowns, and thus their estimates are likely to be clo

I hope this device isn't all just one huge hoax … with delays upon delays and the lack of information regarding the delays makes me think it is... but with that said I'm still waiting. I wont ask for a refund just yet … I know it's coming .... shortly

You guys must be living on another planet, the cosmo updates are light years ahead of fxtec's abysmal communication: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cosmo-communicator#/updates/all They have delivered over 3500 cosmos, whereas fxtec regularly promises that "all pre-orders will be shipped by X" and doesn't even ship much stock at all. You remember when Erik wrote mid november that all is on track for completing all pre orders by christmas with surplus stock? Do you realize now that they hadn't even STARTED producing 3/10th of the stock at that time (since we are told that this batch was

If I understand Eric correctly they use the same workers for logistics and production. So instead of shifting the workforce around multiple times and loosing valuable time in the process, they will leave them on production until all units are finished. After that all units will be shipped together.

You conveniently forgot to mention that Erik stated that the "big batch" that was said to be about "3/10" was already produced. So when they can produce 3/10 quickly the remaining about 5/10 does not seem impossible with increased workforce.

@Keyahnig I'm a weirdo with no life who basically reads everything ever posted here and manages to remember most of it. There was a clarification made somewhere in this forum that refunds have to be approved by the executives, since they do not have dedicated financial staff. Normal customer service people do not have that power. Currently at least Chen is in China doing everything possible to get the orders filled as quickly as humanly possible. It would not surprise me if that were true for other admins as well. The irony is that while you're upset that they haven't approved your refund

Unfortunately, no. The BSP is proprietary. FxTec has shared the BSP code with a few developers, but it is not generally available. This is one of the reasons that Lineage exists. And please don't get upset at FxTec and IdeaLTE. The bulk of the BSP is licensed to OEMs by Qualcomm. It is only through the generosity and trust in developers that FxTec has made the BSP available to developers at all. They did not need to do this and, in fact, are not really supposed to do it. Also note FxTec and IdeaLTE could release their device code if they chose, but it wouldn't do much good w