Help with installing LineageOS on a Galaxy J7 Pro

[Artheodroids]

Hello, fellow community users.
Could someone help me with installing LineageOS on my Galaxy J7 Pro?
I've been trying to follow the thread in XDA (https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-10-arm64-lineageos-17-1-for-the-galaxy-j7-2016-j710-02-02-2021.4227909/) but I can't get past the first step. They say to go to the files tab, but I can't seem to find that in the recovery menu. And eveytime I boot into it, the message "E: Failed to clear BCB message: failed to find /misc partition" appears.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Can I ask why you are looking to put a different ROM on it?

I looked over the XDA thread. The biggest thing that doesn't help is they don't list what Custom recovery they are using.

In all honesty, the whole process is sketchy to me for several reasons:

First, there is a mandatory file (OrangeFox R11.0) to have. No explanation for what it does, or why you need it.

Second, they instruct to use a repartitioning script. Unless you read all the code, there is no telling what the script will also do.

Third, suggesting a rooting tool. At least it's optional, but another tool that is changing your device that isn't disclosed what it does.

Lastly, the ROM is a fork of Lineage. In my own paranoia, I never got a fork of the official ROM. I'm sure people can still modify the original source well, but that never was enough for me to give an unofficial a try.

Now, I will be fair.....I haven't kept up with rooting for over a decade. The last device I rooted was the 2013 MotoX. The last phone I put a ROM on was the Galaxy S3. So, my knowledge is out of date. But I couldn't confirm that the ROM is for your phone. And if it isn't, flashing that ROM will be a mistake. One that turns your device into a paperweight.

 

[Artheodroids]

Oh well, at least I managed to succesfully root my phone. As for the reson of doing it, just cuasually getting into this world and it would be good if this thing had something better to do other than getting stuck with Android Pie.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Oh well, at least I managed to succesfully root my phone. As for the reson of doing it, just cuasually getting into this world and it would be good if this thing had something better to do other than getting stuck with Android Pie.

There's nothing wrong with playing around. If you really want to dive into this, see if you can find a dirt cheap Galaxy or Pixel. And I mean like cheap...cracked glass, whatever, as long as it stays powered on for a while. That way you will have loads more support on threads on XDA for rooting and flashing ROMs. The biggest downfall in this case was a lower end Samsung that just didn't have a good ROM following.

 

[mustang7757]

It sounds like you need is a recovery other than stock like using TWRP to load that ROM through zip , usually they get download through download mode with Odin but this is an older version I don't remember to well back in that time.

 

[Artheodroids]

Don't worry, I already bricked the phone into staying in an infinite booting screen.

 

[mustang7757]

Don't worry, I already bricked the phone into staying in an infinite booting screen.

You can flash the stock firmware with Odin just get the correct firmware you were on can try Sam mobile site, samfirm or Frija

 

[Artheodroids]

You can flash the stock firmware with Odin just get the correct firmware you were on can try Sam mobile site, samfirm or Frija

How am I supposed to flash firmware if I can't boot the phone up?

 

[mustang7757]

How am I supposed to flash firmware if I can't boot the phone up?

Put the phone in download mode

 

[mustang7757]

Oh ok if it doesn't boot up at then that's it for your device.

 

[Artheodroids]

Put the phone in download mode

I tried flashing trwp in the phone and it bricked, I cannot boot it either in recovery mode nor into the OS.

 

[Artheodroids]

Is there any way to make my phone boot out of something or it really is unusable for now? It's just stuck infinitely in the boot screen.

 

[mustang7757]

I tried flashing trwp in the phone and it bricked, I cannot boot it either in recovery mode nor into the OS.

Sounds like you used the wrong TWRP if that's the case it may be permanently bricked.

 

[Artheodroids]

Sounds like you used the wrong TWRP if that's the case it may be permanently bricked.

Oh... I think I'm going to take it to a repair shop in a few days (I know it's just an old phone which I don't use anymore).

 

[mustang7757]

Oh... I think I'm going to take it to a repair shop in a few days (I know it's just an old phone which I don't use anymore).

Ok keep us posted