GameboyRMH 16 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) Just got my new Pro1, software is untouched, trying to find the best way to install LineageOS and root the phone. Been doing a lot of research and my head is getting sore, I'm sure my day at work didn't help...any suggestions? From what I've found so far, the unofficial TWRP 3.3.1 is a bad idea except for installing SailfishOS, and Magisk seems to be the best solution for rooting. I'd like to keep FDE or FBE capability. Edit: I should add that I also want to be able to permit or deny root permissions to individual apps. Edited August 21, 2020 by GameboyRMH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GameboyRMH 16 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 So it looks like for LOS 16, the "easy button" solution of installing LineageOS + addonsu via ADB will do what I want, but for later versions I should use Magisk? I assume I'd need to install LineageOS first, then extract a boot.img to patch? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lmckenna 26 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 The steps in the Lineage Wiki are what I followed and didn't run into any issues. I'd start hereĀ Lineage Install Wiki 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GameboyRMH 16 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Thanks, yeah installing LineageOS + addonsu at the same time using adb + fastboot as specified in the wiki looks like a winner š 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
auvo.salmi 135 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Is there multiple ways? I know only one way so I believe that it's the best. Just follow the instructions you have found and forget the twrp stuff for now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GameboyRMH 16 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) Followed the instructions, LOS is installed, but even after sideloading the addonsu arm64 .zip directly after sideloading the lineageOS .zip, I don't have root access - the only options available for root access in developer options are "ADB only" and "disabled." Edit: Installed it a 2nd time independently of any other installation and it worked, I guess you should reboot between sideloading LOS and addonsu. Edited August 23, 2020 by GameboyRMH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hook 2,907 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, GameboyRMH said: Followed the instructions, LOS is installed, but even after sideloading the addonsu arm64 .zip directly after sideloading the lineageOS .zip, I don't have root access - the only options available for root access in developer options are "ADB only" and "disabled." Edit: Installed it a 2nd time independently of any other installation and it worked, I guess you should reboot between sideloading LOS and addonsu. You *always* needĀ to reboot to recovery after sideloading LOS so that recovery can switch the slots. Edited August 23, 2020 by Hook 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GameboyRMH 16 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) Having another problem now, even though the apps root option can be selected and I can run "su" in a terminal successfully, root access still doesn't seem to be entirely working. Busybox install fails to remount /system as rw, and the Root Verifier app says "ROOT PERMISSION NOT GRANTED OR SUPERUSER APP MISSING" and then "BUSYBOX NOT INSTALLED OR NOT SYMLINKED" (of course). It then shows the superuser app as "16cm-su", any ideas? Edit: Looks like the busybox install failure is a known issue: https://github.com/meefik/busybox/issues/78 Workaround for busybox install here: https://github.com/meefik/busybox/issues/93 Edited August 23, 2020 by GameboyRMH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hook 2,907 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 58 minutes ago, GameboyRMH said: Having another problem now, even though the apps root option can be selected and I can run "su" in a terminal successfully, root access still doesn't seem to be entirely working. Busybox install fails to remount /system as rw, and the Root Verifier app says "ROOT PERMISSION NOT GRANTED OR SUPERUSER APP MISSING" and then "BUSYBOX NOT INSTALLED OR NOT SYMLINKED" (of course). It then shows the superuser app as "16cm-su", any ideas? Edit: Looks like the busybox install failure is a known issue: https://github.com/meefik/busybox/issues/78 Workaround for busybox install here: https://github.com/meefik/busybox/issues/93 I've never used Busybox, and I don't actually play around with the root folders (which is why I never noticed), but Root Explorer, despite having root, will not remount /root as r/w.Ā As you say, most other app level root functions work fine (SU in terminal, TB backups, etc).Ā 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GameboyRMH 16 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) Now running into the problem of getting "'/dev/root' is read-only" when trying to remount / as rw, I need to do this to make /system writable so I can install busybox, anyone know if there's a way to do this? Edit: Found a solution: Through ADB on a running phone: adb root adb disable-verity adb remount Then you can remount / at the terminal, in this case I then ran the busybox installer with modified scripts and got it working! Edited August 23, 2020 by GameboyRMH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GameboyRMH 16 Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Went to upgradeĀ and once again found that Lineage has dropped support for the device+OS combo I was running, and since I didn't download a build before it was purged from their site, I now can't upgrade within that configuration at all. So I'm now forced to upgrade to LineageOS 17, or the experimental 18 build. Has anyone been able to root these? Or does anyone have one of the last lineageos16 builds by any chance? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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