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Recovery Fix Android 8

24 bytes removed, 10:16, 30 May 2019
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==Introduction==
This document will guide you through the necessary steps needed is only to fix the Recovery partition for Android 8 on your Gemini. Follow this guide if your device don't see be used by users who downloaded an early Android 8 udpate you are expecting or if your device enter a boot loop following a Factory Resetover the air update, where the recovery partition might have been corrupted.
Please note that this process will not delete navigate through Settings->System->About Phone->Wireless Update and make sure your data from Current version is like in the devicefollowing picture.
There are 3 steps needed to install or upgrade Android on your Gemini[[File:Screenshot_20100101-000834.png|center|800x400px|border]]
# Install the FlashTool software on your Windows PC or Linux PC
# Download and unzip the Android firmware
# Flash the firmware on your device
These steps are detailed in Your current version should be "'''Gemini-8.1-Planet-04162019-V2.<2019-04-24 16:17>'''". If your current version matches this line, then proceed and please note that this process will NOT delete your data from the next sectionsdevice.
==<br data-attributes="%20/">Download and Install FlashTool on Windows==
Now that the drivers have been installed, you can download the latest Windows recovery fix flash tool: [http://support.planetcom.co.uk/download/RecoveryFix/RecoveryFixWindows.zip Recovery Fix Flash Tool]
Once downloaded the Windows FlashTool, please unzip it to reveal the '''FlashToolWindowsRecoveryFixAndroid8''' folder. Next, run the flash tool by double clicking on '''flash_tool''' (flash_tool.exe) file in the '''FlashToolWindowsRecoveryFixAndroid8''' folder.  
==Download and Install FlashTool on Linux==
Once downloaded, extract the flash tool by typing:
<code>tar -zxvf FlashToolLinuxrecoveryFixLinux.tgz</code>
Before running the flash tool you will need to add some rules to udev.
<code>sudo service udev restart</code>
Finally, run the flash tool application by entering into the '''FlashToolLinuxRecoveryFixAndroid8''' folder and typing:
<code>cd FlashToolLinuxRecoveryFixAndroid8</code>
<code>sudo ./flash_tool.sh</code>
<code>sudo yum install nas-libs-1.9.4-13.fc28.x86_64</code>
==Flashing the Recovery Fix firmware==
The configuration tool is already preconfigured with the right options, as in the picture below.
'''Building the flash tool from source'''[[File:Screenshot_2019-05-30_at_08.52.44.png|center|800x527px|border]]
You can also build To start the flash tool by yourselfflashing process, just click the code is hosted on githubbig '''Download''' button, <span style="color: [https#252525; font-family://github'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15.com/dguidipc/SP008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-Flashdecoration-Toolcolor: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">connect your PC to the left end USB-src Flash Tool Source] ==Flashing C port on your Gemini</span> and restart the Gemini. Once booting, the Recovery Fix firmware==The configuration flash tool is already preconfigured will detect the unit and will start flashing the device with the right optionsselected firmware.
To start the flashing process, just click the big '''Download''' button, <span style="color[[File: #252525; fontScreenshot_2019-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans05-serif; font-size: 1530_at_09.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">connect your PC to the left end USB-C port on your Gemini</span> and restart the Gemini14. Once booting, the flash tool will detect the unit and will start flashing the device with the selected firmware34.png|801x531px|center|border]]
Once flashed, simply disconnect the Gemini and keep pressed the Esc (On) button until your Gemini turns ON.