Please also note that Android security features like AVB (Android Verified Boot) & dm-verity might make your device unbootable if you tamper with some partitions. Keep your important data always backed up off-device!
Device repository (incl. build instructions):
Previous releases:
twrp-3.7.0_12_FP5-UNOFFICIAL-20230825:
Uncompress the .gz file and then you can boot TWRP using: fastboot boot twrp-3.7.0_12_FP5-UNOFFICIAL-20230825.img
Is there any way you could provide the zip (or a modified boot.img) as well, so we can install it permanently instead of just manually booting into it with fastboot?
or am I getting something wrong here? Still used to having a recovery partition, I don’t know if I fully understand all implications of the A/B partitioning yet.
I yet need to receive my FP5 and there is already an unofficial TWRP… This is awesome.
@rob87 Well… fastboot boot [img_file] is for testing and is indeed loaded into memory.
Flashing can be done using: fastboot flash recovery [img_file], which I do not recommend yet, since I didn’t test it myself … (WARNING: This might and will override your recovery)
Indeed be careful with such advice without the device in your hands or definitive sources.
There might not be a recovery partition to flash to (as the Fairphone 3 has shown, for example).
FP5 does not have a recovery partition. You have two boot partitions A/B and the recovery is installed onto those boot partitions. Simply flashing with fastboot flash basically works but will overwrite the whole boot partition resulting in a device which just boots into TWRP.
I’ve honestly not really looked into how to install TWRP permanently. I assume it requires patching the ramdisk in the boot partition (like on Fairphone 3 like others mentioned). But from searching around a bit I think these instructions should apply to Fairphone 5 (haven’t tried myself though): _includes/fastbootabinstall.html - twrpme - Gitiles
So in short, there should be an “Advanced” > “Flash Current TWRP” option, or “Install Recovery Ramdisk” option that will permanently install TWRP.
there is no such option when booting TWRP. Just “Install TWRP App” but that’s not really effective. AFAIK the App only searches and applies updates for TWRP.
I’m lurking on the fp5 and glad to see we already got a twrp.
What is the status of root on the FP5 ? I see there’s a “Fairphone 5 rooten” thread but my german is unfortunately way too rusty to figure it out
I’m happy to announce that you can now find TWRP builds directly on twrp.me! Currently there’s no change in supported features or known issues but userdata decryption is nearly ready if everything goes well!
… (WARNING: This might and will override your recovery)
. But still sharing it.
