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Help How to port TWRP to your device using Windows?
- Thread starter 1337xhoax
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sorry but android is pretty much done in linux.....not much you can do about that.....gonna have to learn it to do it
I'm not a dev of course, but I'm sure it's because the dev tools you need to build a custom recoery and a ROM are only available on Linux. Maybe try running a virtual Linux OS in VirtualBox? Of course Android itself is an open source Linux kernel OS, so no surprise that it requires Linux to build it.
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too bad for mesorry but android is pretty much done in linux.....not much you can do about that.....gonna have to learn it to do it
thank you anyways
yeah maybe but rather than letting Virtual box suck my resources can I use WSL?
yeah that should work....never set one up.
for those of you who do not what wsl is:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about
Alexenferman
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Which Tab A is that? TWRP may already be available. I have TWRP for Tab A SM-T350 and there are TWRP recoveries for most Tab A models as well.
WSL is kind of a mess in my experience, due to the way it handles files when compiling TWRP or Android, so I would recommend you to use VBox or simply installing it as dual boot on a separate Laptop, Desktop PC or Hard Drive. Building TWRP requires Minimum 4GB of RAM anyway so you should be fine with VBOX.
NO. It's not a true Linux and can't install the necessary dependencies need for TWRP building. Really need a true native Linux and LineageOS repo properly installed. Personally, I Use "Mint Cinnamon" (Ubuntu/Debian) as it's so close to Windows design, it makes navigation much easier. Any problems/issues you have can be easily rectified using Ubuntu methods. Your other option would be Lindows but I'm not sure much about that one as I've never used it.
my baseband is T515U1ASC7 and i have searched every where
in every thread about SM-T515 but nothing
And BTW i have rooted my tab today with magisk ( by patching the AP file and flashing it) so i don't need TWRP no more but i will try to work on that incase there are other ppl with may baseband that need TWRP
Excellent! Glad to hear you are happy with your Tab again. 
If you DO decide to try TWRP building in the future, don't hesitate to stop by and drop a "Note" 
.. see what I did there..?? Lol
If you DO decide to try TWRP building in the future, don't hesitate to stop by and drop a "Note" .. see what I did there..?? Lol