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download latest TWRP image from https://eu.dl.twrp.me/klte/
download latest lineageOS from https://download.lineage.microg.org/klte/
download latest lineageOS from https://cloud.0x90.space/s/5gIjkxmfvoHAAJL
download latest Magisk.zip from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases
## Unlock the Bootloader / OEM
Attach phone to PC. Use a good micro USB cable; make sure that you can use it
Attach phone to PC. Use a good micro USB cable; make sure that it can be used
to copy data.
In the "About Device" settings,
enable developer options
by tapping on the "Build Number" 7 times.
enable USB debugging in developer options
Under "Developer options",
enable USB debugging.
allow USB debugging access for your PC
Then when it asks you,
allow USB debugging access for your PC.
## Flash Recovery
<!-- *Right now, flashing recovery only works with Odin; Odin only runs on Windows.
Guide how to flash TWRP with Odin:
https://www.cyanogenmods.org/forums/topic/install-twrp-recovery-samsung-android-using-odin/
Otherwise, there is also this guide to build a patched version of heimdall,
which works with the S5:
https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/pull/225#issuecomment-180961953
Actually, Heimdall might work with some S5s, just not with mine.
If Heimdall works:* -->
Power off the your device and connect the USB adapter to the computer (but not to the device, yet).
Boot into download mode:
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Accept the disclaimer, then insert the USB cable into the device.
`heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-3.3.1-0-klte.img --no-reboot`
Open a command line,
and use the `cd` command to navigate to the download folder,
or whereever you saved the TWRP and lineageOS files,
e.g. with `cd Downloads`.
Run `heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-3.7.0_9-0-klte.img --no-reboot` on the command line,
or replace the twrp-xxxxx.img part with the file name of the downloaded TWRP image.
Now we don't want to boot into the system, we want into the new recovery
directly - so turn off the phone with the power button, and then boot into
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When asked, swipe right to allow modifications.
Then go to Wipe + Advanced Wipe to wipe the following partitions:
Then go to "Wipe > Advanced Wipe" to wipe the following partitions:
* System
* Data
* Cache
* Dalvik
Then go to Advanced/ADB Sideload, swipe to the right, and execute `adb sideload lineage-xxx.zip` on your computer.
Now go back to the "Wipe" menu,
click on "Format Data",
and enter "yes" when asked for confirmation.
Then go back to the TWRP main menu
and to "Advanced > ADB Sideload",
swipe to the right, and execute `adb sideload lineage-18.1-20230615-microG-klte.zip` on your computer.
* When it shows something like `Total xfer: 1.00x` or `adb: failed to read command: Success` on the PC, and `Exit code: 1.000000` in TWRP, it has suceeded.
<!--
@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ Go to Advanced/ADB Sideload, swipe to the right, and execute `adb sideload addon
* When it shows something like `Total xfer: 1.00x` or `adb: failed to read command: Success` on the PC, and `Exit code: 1.000000` in TWRP, it has suceeded.
-->
<!--
Don't reboot yet, we still want to flash Magisk to root the phone.
First go to Backup and select only the Boot partition. Under "Select Storage",
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* When it shows something like `Total xfer: 1.60x` or `adb: failed to read
command: Success` on the PC, and `- Flashing new boot image` in combination
with `- Done` in TWRP, it has suceeded.
-->
Reboot to start LineageOS!
### Finish Installation
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## Device Encryption
Charge the phone to 100%.
Charge the phone to 80%.
If that takes too long for you,
you can use the command line
to tell the phone that the battery is on 80%.
For this you need to
enable USB debugging again,
with the same "tap build number 7 times" trick as before.
After that, you can find the LineageOS developer options
under "System > Advanced > Developer Options".
Now you can run `adb shell dumpsys battery set level 80` on your PC.
Go to the Security Settings and encrypt the phone. During the process, it
reboots once and asks you for the device PIN. It can take a while, but not soo
long actually.
reboots once and asks you for the device PIN. It can take a while, but not
longer than 10 minutes typically.
If it fails for some reason,
you can boot into TWRP,
"Wipe > Format Data" to reset the broken encryption,
and setup lineageOS again.
### Secure the device encryption
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By design, Android doesn't allow this; this is a workaround to make it possible
still.
<!--
We will also install an app which shuts down the phone when you get the unlock
code wrong 5 times in a row.
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function, and set it to shut down the phone after 5 wrong tries to enter the
PIN. You can try it out directly - if you enter your PIN wrong 5 times, does it
shut down?
-->
#### Change the encryption password to a long password
First you need to enable USB debugging again. You can enable the developer