January 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM, "John via Replicant" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Checked after reading your reply and the info on that label is: > > MODEL: GT-I9301I > Ah, that would defenitely explain why your flashing attempts have failed. > > The model discrepancy still doesn't explain why TWRP and Philz > > recoveries don't work. IIUC, those are not device dependent. > Yes and no. For every "major" variant of a device, there are typically "minor" variants that for the most part share the same hardware (e.g. SoC, screen, storage), but have some things that are different about them (e.g.modem, camera, dual sim card tray). In your case, you found below that there are different minor variants of the GT-I9301I: > > A strange thing: I am reading on various sites that "Neo" is dual-SIM > > but this particular device is single SIM. > There is a particular variant of the GT-I9301i that offers the dual sim card slot, but yours does not have it. Back to why the recoveries aren't working. You may not have seen it, but in the replicant thread you linked below, you'll notice that the the GT-19301i has a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC (System on Chip), but the GT-19305 has a Samsung Exynos SoC. While these are both branded as a "Galaxy S3", they have very different hardware inside. In order to get a working recovery, you will want to download one matching your device's major variant. The codename used by TWRP and other projects for the GT-19301i is "s3ve3g". You can download the correct TWRP recovery file for your device here: https://dl.twrp.me/s3ve3g/ > Reading this: > > https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/27/topics/6501 > > I suppose Replicant is not an option. > Unfortunately, it does not seem like there is any interest to port Replicant to this device. If you are still wanting to use Replicant, as it is the only fully free (as in freedom) android distribution, you will have to source another supported device. In the future, be sure to double check the specific model number before purchasing, and avoid any listings that only vaguely specify (Galaxy S3). > > I wonder if I can find at least some good LineageOS version. What do > > you say? > While the Replicant mailing list is not an appropriate place to discuss/promote other projects, in the interest of getting your phone working again, I will leave you with the following codenames for your device that may help you in your search: GT-19301i minor variant codenames: Samsung Sensor (s3ve3gjv) Sony Sensor (s3ve3gxx) Dual Sim (s3ve3gds) Best of luck in your endeavor. Kind Regards, Graysen Pitts _______________________________________________ Replicant mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/replicant
