Install LineageOS on vs985

Basic requirements

Important: Please read through the instructions at least once completely before actually following them to avoid any problems because you missed something!

Make sure your computer has working adb. Setup instructions can be found here.
Enable USB debugging on your device.

Special requirements

Warning: Your device must be on bootloader version VS98510B / VS98512B , otherwise the instructions found in this page will not work. The current bootloader version can be checked by running the command getprop ro.bootloader in a terminal app or an adb shell from a command prompt or terminal window.

Rooting your device

Important: The device must be rooted before proceeding any further.

Root your device by following this guide.

Installing a custom recovery using `dd`

Download a custom recovery - you can download TWRP, simply search for your device on that page and download the corresponding recovery file, named something like twrp-3.0.0-vs985.img.
Place the recovery image file on the root of /sdcard:
- Using adb: adb push twrp-3.0.0-vs985.img /sdcard/twrp-vs985.img
Tip: The file may not be named identically to what’s in this command. Adjust accordingly.
- You can use any method you are comfortable with. adb is universal across all devices, and works both in Android and recovery mode, providing USB debugging is enabled.
Now, open an adb shell from a command prompt or terminal window. In that shell, type the following commands:
```
 su
 dd if=/sdcard/twrp-vs985.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
```
Manually reboot into recovery:
- Volume Down & Power

Note: Ignore the screen asking about a factory reset. If you have done everything correctly, accepting a factory reset will not actually reset your device.

Installing LineageOS from recovery

Download the LineageOS install package that you’d like to install or build the package yourself.
- Optionally, download 3rd party application packages like Google Apps
Place the LineageOS .zip package, as well as any other .zip packages on the root of /sdcard:
- Using adb: adb push filename.zip /sdcard/
- You can use any method you are comfortable with. adb is universal across all devices, and works both in Android and recovery mode, providing USB debugging is enabled.
If you aren’t already in recovery, boot into recovery:
- Volume Down & Power
(Optional, but recommended): Select the Backup button to create a backup.
Select Wipe and then Advanced Wipe.
Select Cache, System and Data partitions to be wiped and then Swipe to Wipe.
Go back to return to main menu, then select Install.
Navigate to /sdcard, and select the LineageOS .zip package.
Follow the on-screen prompts to install the package.
(Optional): Install any additional packages using the same method.
Note: If you want any Google Apps on your device, you must follow this step before the first reboot!
(Optional): Root the device by installing the LineageOS su add-on (use the arm package) or using any other method you prefer.
Once installation has finished, return to the main menu, select Reboot, and then System.

Get assistance

If you have any questions, or get stuck on any of the steps, feel free to ask on our subreddit, or in #LineageOS on freenode.