Nord N10 lito - what is this, and is it supported?
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Hi,
I bought a OnePlus Nord N10 5G in order to install Ubuntu Touch on it, since https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/billie/ indicated it was well-supported. After going through the firmware downgrade and sorting out all my drivers, the installer eventually says the phone is not supported, because it's "lito" instead of "billie". I had no idea there were different versions of this model, and sites like https://www.phonemore.com/models/oneplus/nord-n10-5g/ state there's only one model and variant.
Is this "lito" handset significantly different from a "billie" one, and if it is too different, is there a way I can determine whether a model is correct before I purchase it?
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@NoodleCollie Read here. It looks like the codename "lito" is for the Qualcomm chip in the device, not the codename of the OP Nord N10 5G.
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@MrT10001 I'm still not 100% clear - does this mean the device is compatible or not? The installer is treating it as a device name, and says it is not supported. I can try installing it anyway, but want to be sure.
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@NoodleCollie This came up before on another device. Just to check, you downgraded using the Android ROM stipulated on the devices page? You have also unlocked the bootloader too as downgrading or upgrading the Android ROM using the MSM Download tool will automatically lock the bootloader?
If all is done as above you should be good to go, if you are on the screen, manually select the device from the drop down box.
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@MrT10001 Ah, I didn't know it'd re-lock the bootloader. I'll check that out and try again.
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@MrT10001 That seemed to be the issue, thanks! Not sure why the installer interpreted the phone as a different device, but all was OK once I unlocked again.
Additionally, for anyone else who might stumble upon this, I had a random Android emulator listed in ADB, which caused the installer to get confused and raise an error. This turned out to be a Native Instruments background service, for some reason. Following https://stackoverflow.com/a/33810103, I was able to remove it and continue the installation.
