ADMIN.md



Phone Administration
Install
Install rescue system
Rescue system is installed using the tool Heimdall,
and apps are initially installed using fdroidcl.
First install those tools onto your Debian system:
sudo apt install heimdall fdroidcl

Next, locate newest rescue system for your phone:
https://twrp.me/Devices/

Downloading newest rescue system needs faking the refererhint
(here using Samsung Galaxy S3 International Exynos as example):
wget --referer=https://eu.twrp.me/i9300/twrp-3.2.1-0-i9300.img.html https://eu.twrp.me/i9300/twrp-3.2.1-0-i9300.img

Install rescue system onto phone using Heimdall:

Fully charge the phone.
Disconnect any cables and turn off the phone.
Press and hold VOL-DOWN+KEY, press POWER until logo appears (~2 seconds), release VOL-DOWN+KEY when next screen appears.
Press VOL-UP when asked.
Connect USB-to-PC data cable.
Execute from terminal:
heimdall flash --no-reboot --RECOVERY twrp-[TAB...].img
Disconnect any cables and turn off the phone.

Reset storage
When taking over a phone from someone else,
or loosing full-disk-encryption password and needing to start over,
reset most possible before installing a fresh system onto phone:

Disconnect any cables and turn off the phone.
Press and hold VOL-UP+KEY, press POWER until logo appears (~2 seconds), release VOL-UP+KEY when next screen appears.
[Swipe] to enter rescue mode
Select Wipe, Format Data; type "yes"
Select HOME, Reboot, Rescue
[Swipe] to enter rescue mode
Select Wipe, Advanced wipe, check all except "Micro SD card" and "USB OTG", [Swipe]
Select HOME, Reboot, Poweroff

Install system
Locate and download newest system for your phone
(use menu icon in top left corner):
https://download.lineageos.org/

Install system onto phone:

Fully charge the phone.
Disconnect any cables and turn off the phone.
Press and hold VOL-UP+KEY, press POWER until logo appears (~2 seconds), release VOL-UP+KEY when next screen appears.
[Swipe] to enter rescue mode
Select Wipe; [Swipe]
Select Home, Advanced, ADB Sideload; [Swipe]
Connect USB-to-PC data cable.
Execute from terminal:
adb sideload lineage-[TAB...]-signed.zip (takes ~2 minutes)
Select HOME, Wipe; [Swipe]
Select HOME, Reboot, System, Do Not Install - or [Swipe] if no install is offered (takes ~3 minutes)

Add F-droid appstore integration

Disconnect any cables and turn off the phone.
Press and hold VOL-UP+KEY, press POWER until logo appears (~2 seconds), release VOL-UP+KEY when next screen appears.
Select Home, Advanced, ADB Sideload; [Swipe]
Execute from terminal:
fdroidcl update
fdroidcl download org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota
Connect USB-to-PC data cable.
Execute from terminal:
adb sideload ~/.cache/fdroidcl/apks/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota_[TAB...].zip
Select HOME, Reboot, System (takes ~30 seconds)

Add selected apps, including F-droid appstore

Execute from terminal:
fdroidcl install org.dmfs.tasks at.bitfire.davdroid org.birthdayadapter com.zegoggles.smssync com.moez.QKSMS
fdroidcl install org.sufficientlysecure.viewer com.llamacorp.equate com.gabm.screenrotationcontrol
fdroidcl install net.kismetwireless.android.smarterwifimanager
fdroidcl install com.fsck.k9 org.sufficientlysecure.keychain eu.siacs.conversations
fdroidcl install net.osmand.plus com.vonglasow.michael.satstat com.rareventure.gps2 de.grobox.liberario org.ametro