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Porting to Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910P

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      doniks @tigerpro
      last edited by doniks 12 Jul 2018, 21:42 7 Dec 2018, 21:42

      @tigerpro said in Porting to Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910P:

      @doniks I was thinking that could be part of the issue but the part in the parenthesis indicates it was fixed 10/28/18

      yeah, saw that. seems it wasn't really fixed ... I guess ... I had to do it and I also had a newer rootfs

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        tigerpro @doniks
        last edited by 7 Dec 2018, 23:17

        @doniks OK, I will try that as soon as I can. I wanna keep going now that I'm so close I can practically taste it, lol. I know I will have more to do once I get the GUI, for example I expect BT to not work cause I had to disable BT in the defconfig to get halium to compile successfully, but once I have a working boot I can at least go from there with it. I am thinking I'll focus on getting the device stuff that doesn't work (like BT) working then I can go from there to start working on the network based stuff (like WiFi and LTE) if needed. I am also working on a plan for a DIY dock to utilize the desktop GUI but that is a different topic for a different time.

        Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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          tigerpro @tigerpro
          last edited by tigerpro 12 Aug 2018, 03:45 8 Dec 2018, 03:17

          @doniks so trying that didn't work, when I tried to get the logs following the FAQ my device rebooted after I issued the last command so I'm kinda stuck at this point (tried 3 times to no avail) I have a gut feeling that something isn't configured right for my device but figuring that out is gonna be very time consuming. I'll try it again tomorrow with a fresh rootfs (the merge list for edge is quite big so there may be a fix in place for that) and if it still doesn't let me do what I need I'll see what my options are.

          Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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            tigerpro @doniks
            last edited by 8 Dec 2018, 19:55

            @doniks I have News, I finally got the device to go past the spinner, it was a combo of my udev rules and the 32011 stuff, I now have a fully working GUI, working touchscreen, and working file access, thats about it though, the wifi is detected but it isnt finding the wifi network for some reason, Ill have to play with it in terminal I guess, as for the rest, any idea where I could start with getting the rest to work?

            Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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              tigerpro
              last edited by 20 Dec 2018, 02:31

              So I have been trying to get my ofono stack working, as of now it seems like the android stuff can't access its own stuff in the /proc folder.
              The list of what isn't working as of this writing is:

              Cellular (Ofono sees the cellular modem but can't access its own folder in /proc)

              Bluetooth (completely untested)

              Rotation (sensors are found but no values generated)

              GPS (test_gps segfaults in halium-boot but not in hybris-boot)

              Audio (untested)

              S-Pen (kernel sees it as a input device but disables it for some reason)

              If anyone reading this has a note 4 and wants to take on any of these tests let me know your findings and I will update the list as issues are resolved. I also welcome any advice anyone may have if they read this and are not in telegram but have an idea of what's going on.

              Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                tigerpro
                last edited by 28 Sept 2019, 18:14

                So I have an update for anyone following this that isn't on telegram or IRC, there are now a couple people working with me on the Note 4 port, the devices are the Sprint, the T-Mobile, and the Trltexx. We have managed to get audio somewhat working, all the hardware as far as we can tell is seen by the kernel, and we are now just trying to get everything working on the GUI side. I have switched to telegram as the primary communication method so dont expect many updates on here, if you have a galaxy note 4 and would like to contribute, you can find me on telegram in the UBPorts group, the UBPorts porting group, and the halium group.

                Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                  pe3noATo2DOTpl @tigerpro
                  last edited by pe3noATo2DOTpl 10 Oct 2019, 19:58 10 Oct 2019, 19:55

                  Dear @tigerpro,

                  Which exactly Note 4 version should I buy to support you?

                  Is "SM-N910P" the only that you support ?
                  I can see that there are different models called N4: SM-N910S, SM-N910C, SM-N910H, SM-N910L, SM-N910K.

                  Kind regards and good luck, Piotr.

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                    tigerpro @pe3noATo2DOTpl
                    last edited by 12 Oct 2019, 12:01

                    @pe3noATo2DOTpl i currently own a 910P and a 910V, they both have a CDMA modem in them, theres also a 910T port which is GSM and a 910F, in theory any of the variants should be able to boot the port, but without all the variants to test I cant confirm, whichever you get, let me know on telegram and I will add you into the note 4 ubports chat and we can see if we get more features working

                    Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                      libremax @tigerpro
                      last edited by libremax 12 Dec 2020, 21:05 12 Dec 2020, 20:38

                      @tigerpro Congrats, 3 Samsung Galaxy Note 4 models are now in UBports installer.

                      Can you precise what is functioning and what is not on those devices ?

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                        tigerpro @libremax
                        last edited by 12 Dec 2020, 21:35

                        @libremax at the time of this writing,

                        what works:
                        Audio
                        GPS
                        Status LED
                        Video Acceleration

                        what works with quirks:
                        BT (if disabled requires reboot to enable again)
                        SMS/MMS (seems to work overall, but sometimes there is no notifications for recieved SMS/MMS, Sometimes won't send SMS/MMS either)
                        Auto-Brightness (Sometimes has to be toggled off then on after a reboot)
                        Camera (GStreamer camera is needed for Camera to not crash the device, otherwise view finder shows then device crashes after a few seconds)

                        what doesn't work:
                        In Call Audio (Logs show it is working but it does not actually work, mic nor sound work)
                        S-Pen (detected by kernel, mir/unity does not handle styli input currently)
                        Sensors (they are detected, but no values are added)
                        Fingerprint Sensor (halium needs a repo for biometry services)

                        I think that's everything, if I missed anything I'm sure someone will chime in and ask, I also welcome anyone who'd like to try and help, to please do so.

                        Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                          libremax @tigerpro
                          last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 14:30

                          @tigerpro Thanks for your answer
                          What about hotspot functionality ?

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                            tigerpro @libremax
                            last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 15:44

                            @libremax I only tried it once for a couple minutes, it turned the hotspot on, then off, and the device I connected was able to get to google, but I had the Samsung Quirks from Florian installed, and I didnt have it on for more than a couple minutes, so I would say it seems to work, but its not fully tested

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                              tchan @tigerpro
                              last edited by 20 Dec 2020, 16:41

                              @tigerpro
                              Hi!
                              Congratulation for this port, I read all the work you have done to finish that it was very intresting.
                              I have this device but it have a hardware, stuck in boot loop if it's not plug to power supply. Anyway it still works so I want to install UT.
                              The devices is now on unofficial Lineage 16.0 (android 9), i used odin to install it and I have the TWRP recovery. Samsung drivers, ADB minimal and fastboot are installed on the PC Win10.
                              Do I have to go back to a stock to a stock rom to install it through the UBports Installer? I guees yes, which one is better?

                              Thanks.

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                                tigerpro @tchan
                                last edited by 20 Dec 2020, 17:12

                                @tchan if you already have twrp and a custom ROM installed, then your safe to install with the launcher, you dont need to revert software or anything. I will caution to make sure its a snapdragon variant as my port will not work on the exynos variant. I can say from experience, the bootloop issue your experiencing is a bad battery, I have 2 devices that had this issue till I replaced the battery. I would like to ask that you report back what happened if you do go ahead and try to install my port.

                                Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                                  tchan @tigerpro
                                  last edited by tchan 20 Dec 2020, 18:59

                                  @tigerpro
                                  Thanks for reply, I will retry, it didn't work yesterday.
                                  When it reboot in fastboot mode after the first step, I saw "odin mode" on the first line code, is it a problème? Nothing after. Also I have to select the phone manually i the installer. Maybe I should remove the other phone driver before. I will check again if ADB reconize the phone. Cable is a USB 2.0
                                  The phone is N910F it's a snapdragon normally. I thaught it was a battery problem but I change it 1 year ago...
                                  If I manage to install UT I will check the battery.
                                  Thanks!

                                  Edit: after retry same problem, the phone reboot in fastboot through the installer but after I have this error : Error: heimdall:flash: Error: {"error":{"code":3221225781,"cmd":"C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Temp\1lbGW63w4cPeKpcts4AvNGVgPjG\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\android-tools-bin\dist\win32\x86\heimdall.exe flash --BOOT C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\ubports\trlte\firmware\halium-unlocked-recovery_trlte.img --RECOVERY C:\Users\fanny\AppData\Roaming\ubports\trlte\firmware\halium-unlocked-recovery_trlte.img"}}
                                  If it's not the right place to talk about this I'am on Teleport @tchan74.
                                  I reported the issues on the Github UBports installer to.

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                                    tigerpro @tchan
                                    last edited by 21 Dec 2020, 21:27

                                    @tchan that is an issue that I have not been able to resolve, I believe it may just be a limitation of the installer, when that error comes up click ignore if it is available and it should proceed as usual

                                    Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                                      tchan @tigerpro
                                      last edited by tchan 1 Dec 2021, 18:03 6 Jan 2021, 14:07

                                      @tigerpro
                                      It's ok now ! ( my girlfriend have now a dual boot with ubuntu on her computeur and it was easier )
                                      I write this from the phone you ported ! I hope you will find a solution to fix the audio call bug. I will check others fonctions.
                                      It's very sad that you can't use your galaxy note 4 anymore cause the network support in US.
                                      Thanks for this port.

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                                        tchan @tigerpro
                                        last edited by 6 Jan 2021, 14:08

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                                          tigerpro
                                          last edited by 25 Apr 2021, 08:08

                                          so I found myself with about an hour of free time over the past couple days and decided to check into the wifi not re-connecting properly after a reboot, I suspect it is related to efs, I was able to verify it is mounted, but I have a suspicion its not mounted in the correct location, so that leads me to this question, is there a better way to force the correct location rather than putting a bind mount in init? Im not sure what else this will fix, or even if it will fix anything, but its a start since android mounts efs to /efs, and UT is mounting it to /android/efs, I suspect the stuff that is working is not fully working due to that.

                                          Thanks for for your time.

                                          Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                                            doniks @tigerpro
                                            last edited by 25 Apr 2021, 12:17

                                            @tigerpro related? https://forums.ubports.com/topic/6027/wifi-mac-adress/5

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