GSI Installation Tutorial for Realme 5/5i/5s/5NFC
Make sure your phone is already ubl (unlocked bootloader) and has installed a custom recovery and backup system to take care of it. "Please follow this method properly if you do not want a bootloop to occur.
Needed Files:
Note: Click underlined words to access links
- DFE
- Permissiver
- Gapps (Recommended Full/Pico Gapps)
- Magisk (Choose Latest)
STEPS:
Note: Please swipe the arrow below from left to right to proceed flashing of the files in your custom recovery
1. Extract the gsi file that you have downloaded (can use zarchiver and 7-zip for windows)
2. Enter twrp/any customrecovery. Go to wipe-> advanced wipe then wipe dalvik, cache, data, system. (IF FROM STOCK ROM MUST FORMAT DATA)
3. Return to the home menu and press the install menu (select the install img menu) then select your gsi file and flash as the system image.
4. Return to the home menu then install dfe and permissiver.
5. If your gsi is a vanilla variant, return home (Make sure you read GSI Codes,vanilla variant is no gapps installed!)
Note: If your gsi already had gapps included, skip this next 6-7 steps and proceed to reboot system
6. Mount system, go to the wipe-> advanced wipe-> system checklist menu, select resize/repair file system-> press resize system.
7. Return to the home menu, to the install menu and flash gapps.