LINEAGE OS Instalation
LINEAGE OS Instalation
LINEAGE OS Instalation
HOW TO INSTALL/DOWNLOAD/FLASH/UPDATE
LINEAGE 14.1 FOR Galaxy S4 Mini NOUGAT CUSTOM
ROM:
Follow this if you are flashing Lineage OS 14.1 for Galaxy S4 Mini (serranodsdd) for
the first time, or coming from another ROM:
Points to NOTE:
– Try to avoid restoring apps backup using Titanium Backup. It may break things up.
– Don’t restore system data using Titanium Backup! It will definitely break the current installation.
– It is also discouraged to Restoring Apps + Data using Titanium Backup.
Download and Copy the GApps and Lineage OS 14.1 for Galaxy S4 Mini ROM ZIP to your phone.
Boot into Recovery. Make sure to have a Custom recovery like CWM or TWRP or any other custom
recovery. If not then follow the Custom Recovery Installation Guide for Galaxy S4 Mini
(serranodsdd) (it’s a generic guide which will work for TWRP as well as CWM recovery or any other
recovery)
Wipe data factory reset, Cache partition, Dalvik Cache and Format the System partition.
– Here is a guide explaining how to wipe data using TWRP recovery.
This will delete all your data on your phone. You may consider complete backup of your phone data or
take a NANDROID backup of the current ROM
– How to backup all data on your Android Device
– how to take NANDROID backup using TWRP recovery
First flash the Lineage OS 14.1 for Galaxy S4 Mini ROM ZIP from device. Then flash the GApps zip
from your device memory.
– Here is a post explaining how to install Lineage OS.
Then reboot into recovery (don’t skip this) and flash the Lineage 14.1 Nougat GApps package.
– Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
Reboot and Enjoy the Nougat 7.1 Lineage 14.1 ROM for Galaxy S4 Mini (serranodsdd).
Upgrading from earlier version of Lineage 14.1 for Galaxy S4 Mini (serranodsdd):
Copy the latest Lineage OS 14.1 for Galaxy S4 Mini ROM ZIP file to your phone.
Boot into Recovery.
Flash the latest CM ROM ZIP from your phone.
– Here is a post explaining how to install Lineage OS.
Then flash the Lineage 14.1 Nougat GApps package.
– Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
Reboot and Enjoy
Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android Nougat 7.1 with Lineage 14.1 for Galaxy S4 Mini (serranodsdd).
After the installation of Lineage 14.1 for Galaxy S4 Mini (serranodsdd) you may want to enable ROOT access on
your phone and here is how you can do that:
How to Enable ROOT on Lineage OS 14.1.
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