Update configs for additional partitions and flash vendor_boot.img

[tsterbak]

The PR adds:

• updates for some OnePlus and Pixel configs with make use of the flashing of additional partitions if needed for Android 13
• Allow flashing of the vendor_boot partition
• Add --disable-verity --disable-verification to flash vbmeta command
• support for alioth (Redmi K40 / Mi 11X / Poco F3) (thanks to @anon1892)

Resolves #303 and #304 .

[tsterbak]

Actually, I wonder if this whole extra step for flashing additional partitions can be pulled into the "boot recovery" step all together. Maybe I'll try that

[tsterbak]

@anon1892 I tried to pull flash additional partitions in the fastboot_flash_recovery function, to simplify the steps and remove the necessity to perform an empty step, if you don't need the partitions now.

The change is currently only implemented for Mi439 for testing purposes. Do you have the device available and could give this a try? Then I would implement it for more devices.

[anon1892]

@tsterbak Yes, I may test it next week, I'm busy now...

[tsterbak]

@tsterbak Yes, I may test it next week, I'm busy now...

No worries :) looking forward to hear from you :)

[anon1892]

Hello!

I just tested this PR to install Lineage 20 from MiUI on my pine, and it worked fine!
If I select “recovery already flashed”, I can't choose additional partitions, but I think it's the wanted behavior (just to be sure)

[anon1892]

I was looking at Lineage documentation for #275, and this line

openandroidinstaller/openandroidinstaller/tooling.py

Line 475 in 95e08f7

for line in run_command("fastboot reboot recovery", bin_path):

have to be replaced with fastboot reboot-recovery

I tested on my lavender, it to the same (in both cases I have to push Vol+ to boot, the line is equivalent to fastboot reboot). But we have to be sure that all phones support fastboot reboot-recovery at least the same way they support fastboot reboot recovery...

[tsterbak]

Thanks for figuring that out!

Do you want to go through the configs of the Xiaomi devices and update that?
For the fastboot reboot-recovery I would advise to create a new function analogous to fastboot reboot recovery and use that if required.

[anon1892]

I looked at it on the internet, both look interchangeable and can be used in the same way. On my tested devices, both are equivalent. Since this function is only used by Xiaomi devices, the only regression it can create is for vayu : it's a “tested” device, but not by me...
I don't think it's necessary to create a second function for that.

Do you want to go through the configs of the Xiaomi devices and update that?

What ?

[tsterbak]

What ?

Sorry for not being precise, I didn't get it properly. If that method is only used for Xiaomi devices, we should put a comment there in the function and then I guess its fine to change it to reboot-recovery.

The other question I had, was if the reboot recovery is even needed if you have to press the buttons either way. I have a MI 9 Lite (pyxis) device now and tested it here: openandroidinstaller/assets/configs/pyxis.yaml
For this device reboot recovery and reboot-recovery do nothing after flashing recovery, so I have to press the buttons to get it going. Is this the same for your devices?

[anon1892]

Yes, for now it's only used by Xiaomi devices (proof)

Yes, for my lavender it's the same : I always need to press Vol+. For my dandelion, both works without pressing any button. For alioth, reboot-recovery seems to be working the right way according to Lineage documentation.