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Re:LineageOS 19 by andrecarini on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @09:31AM (#31167244)
Unfortunately it seems LineageOS isn't available for most (if not all) common budget/mid-range phones in my country.

Does anyone here have experience in porting AOSP/LineageOS to an unsupported device? Any suggested materials and resources?

I have the spare time to give it a go on getting it for my Samsung model, but no idea where to start.

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Re:LineageOS 19 by deng on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @09:51AM (#31167450)
You probably already know this, but just in case: you should first check the xda-developers forum if there isn't already an unofficial port available.
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Re:LineageOS 19 by raelmebrand on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @09:58AM (#31167536)
Please try https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki for recent devices (Android oreo and later). GSI is fine; of course not everything is perfect. Also google XDA GSI forums for specific advice
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Re:LineageOS 19 by Ologn on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @10:53AM (#31168211)
On most Android devices, you can flash a new recovery image on with fastboot. You can not do this with Samsung devices, Samsung has its own proprietary methodology of flashing recovery images called Odin. Samsung is a supported LineageOS vendor, but Samsung devices have an extra step to even flash the device with a pre-built ROM.
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