Your gadget comes with a stock recovery mode by default. While this enables you to perform simple tasks like installing Over The Air (OTA) updates, Factory reset and backup, its very limited and can be unreliable at times. These are the problems that OFRP solves.
Flash scripts in zip format e.g Magisk for root access, Multi disabler to disable FBE (file-based encryption), Vaultkeeper, Process authentication, wsm, Stock recovery auto-restoration etc
Custom ROMs can enhance your gadget by fixing existing bugs, de-bloating (to free up resources), disabling limiting securities (e.g RW) and adding awesome features for a sleek experience.
Custom recoveries like OFRP make universal backups that you and other devices can restore. You can backup select or all partitions, giving you a truly customized backup & restore experience.
Functions like Terminal access, ADB Root shell, ADB Sideload, Partition Management, File Manager, Fix Permissions etc enable you to make or reverse desired modifications and fix issues.
Orange Fox Recovery Project (OFRP) - a fork of TWRP - replaces the stock recovery on Android devices with a feature rich custom recovery e.g hardware button-based GUI controls
Choose your image type, Android version and upload
The sections to take note of are:
Image Type (required): You can choose recovery.img, boot.img or boot.img + vendor_boot.img depending on the stock files you wish to use. See the "Which image type should I choose" section below
Android Version (required): Out tool currently supports Android 9-14
Touch drivers (optional): This is for users who have touch screen not working issues on the built OFRP. See the "Touch is not working" section below.
Reduce OFRP size (optional): If the built OFRP is too large then set this to yes when rebulding else just leave the default.
TWRP & OFRP flags (optional): These enable you to add custom flags to your device tree. You can request more flags to be added to our list.
Upload: The files you could possibly upload are boot.img, recovery.img, vendor_boot.img and patch.zip (ensure to maintain these file names). If you wish to upload multiple files, you select them all at once.
patch.zip > vendor > firmware > EPH8613_Pixel4xl_fw.bin
lib/modules
vendor/lib/modules
vendor_dlkm/lib/modules
patch.zip
lib/modules/chipone_fp.ko
lib/modules/icnl9916-tddi.ko
vendor/lib/modules/chipone_fp.ko
vendor/lib/modules/icnl9916-tddi.ko
vendor_dlkm/lib/modules/chipone_fp.ko
vendor_dlkm/lib/modules/icnl9916-tddi.ko
You need to make a few modifications to the recovery_ramdisk image after unpacking using Android Image Kitchen namely