First Time Install
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@rdl85 Just got the replacement today, heading to the cell store after work to get a SIM and try to get it activated, then I'll flash UT later tonight when I get back. Pretty stoked.
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@crab_aesthetics If you need help, i did my first install a few days ago... Had driver issues, reach out if you do to.
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@trwidick Well, so far, so bad.
Began by trying to flash the phone with PQ3B.190801.002, it seemed like it was going well but then it said "Flash failed. The device has stopped responding." Now it's just in a loop where it won't leave Fastboot Mode (probably because it was in the process of writing the OS image when it failed). I'm thinking maybe it has something to do with the USB cable, but I only have the one USB C cable so I have to run to the gas station to try to get a different one, or idk maybe Walgreens but that's a lot farther to drive. I started flashing it on a Linux computer and when it failed I tried it on a Windows 10 HP laptop, but it doesn't seem to want to recognize on that one. I'm gonna go to the store and get a different cable and see if that doesn't do the trick. If not, oof idk. That would be not good.
EDIT
It turns out it was indeed the USB cable. I had initially tried with the one that it came with (USB C male to USB C male) plugging the end opposite the phone in to the computer's USB C port. This was probably my mistake.
After trying a regular USB A to USB C cable I was able to flash Android 9.0 and am now about to flash UT.
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@crab_aesthetics good luck!
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@crab_aesthetics When it gets to fastboot this is where i had my issus. I used windows 10.
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@trwidick Yes the installer seemed to be going well, then it got to the point where it said to choose to boot into Recovery, then nothing worked. I will try more tomorrow.
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@crab_aesthetics When it hits this point and does nothing. I had to go to windows device manager and then find my pixel 3a. Manually reinstall the same driver, then reload the webpage in the browswer.
Currently Using: Google Pixel 3a (sargo) OTA-17
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@crab_aesthetics sorry but I bet my experience won't be much help. My install went like this: the installer finished the install and seemed to suggest a successful intall, but then it wouldn't boot fully into UT, just hung on Google screen. I then tried reflashing and then halfway through the reflash my 3a booted up and it just started to work. I have always wondered if the first flash had an error in one of the early steps and the second partial reflash fixed it... That whole install process was a little touch and go.
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@trwidick i had same issue with my mx4, device under normal boot, fastboot boot, and recovery boot needed install adb driver for each boot mode under windows.
For the record : https://forums.ubports.com/topic/4026/problem-upgrading-mx4-from-ota15-to-ubport/12?_=1623732194391 -
@keneda I'm doing the installation on linux so I don't think it is a driver issue. Still stuck in Fastboot Mode, if I choose Recovery Mode I see the Google warning about 'the bootloader is unlocked and the software cannot be verified', then that message goes away and it just goes back to Fastboot Mode, like the recovery doesn't exist or something. Not really sure how to fix this :^(
Nothing shows up for command 'adb devices'.
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@crab_aesthetics Have you tried.....fastboot reboot recovery in the terminal and see if the installer progresses. Unplugging and replugging in the cable sometime forces things on. If you are selecting the wipe option on the installer try without that.
These are all very general and not specific but things I tried on an OP5 install to get it to complete. All I can say (as I don't have your device) is keep trying, sometimes it "just works" which is frustrating and your not sure what you did but it worked. -
>>> adb reboot-bootloader error: no devices/emulators found >>> adb kill-server >>> adb start-server * daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037 * daemon started successfully >>> adb devices List of devices attached >>> fastboot reboot recovery < waiting for any device >I don't know for sure what happened, but it seems like there is no OS to boot into and the recovery seems non-functional or non-existent. It's as if the device is not in USB-debug mode which would explain why it's not showing up as a device, but there's no OS to boot into to turn on USB debugging...
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@crab_aesthetics Success! Kind of!
I changed it to a different USB port and now it's recognized, I'm flashing 9.0 again.
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@crab_aesthetics Good luck. I really don't know the ins and outs of Pixel install having never tried. The OP used TWRP which was easy to get back to(most times) untill UBports recovery was installed.
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@lakotaubp yah I've had a real beast of a time flashing custom ROMs on different android devices. The Galaxy S3 was the easiest one, someone had made a 1-click thing that rooted it and flashed Cyanogenmod. After that nothing was easy. The S7 was impossible, I tried numerous times over the years and never did get a custom ROM installed. I ended up using adb to remove all the bloatware on that one. Galaxy Tab S2 was somewhat easier, I did end up getting Lineage OS working on that one.
Going to try UT again in a little while.
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@crab_aesthetics Stick with it but yes have a break and come back to it fresh and once more good luck.
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@lakotaubp No success today, now the phone is stuck in fastboot mode. I can flash stuff to it from a terminal but I can't get flash.android.com to flash the original android 9 image on it any more, it connects to it but then when I try to flash the image it fails and says
"Flash Failed
Your device stopped responding. You may have to select restart in the bootloader menu in order for it to be recognized again.Try using a different USB cable and/or port."
I had been switching to new USB ports but I ran out of ports, and it seems like for whatever reason it will only flash Android 9 on each port once, after that it gives this error message. Persists through a reboot, which is very strange. And I don't have any other USB cables to try, it seems kind of dumb to go to the store to get a new one when I just got a new cable yesterday.
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@crab_aesthetics Did you install adb drivers when in fast boot?
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@trwidick I'm on linux and installed the android development tools before doing anything to the phone.
I was able to get Android 9 back on there and working, I need to use the phone while running some errands tonight so I will be able to try later this evening when I get back.
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@crab_aesthetics SUCCESS!
There was a little manual work that needed to be done to get it working.
For anyone's reference having difficulty flashing the image using either the UBports installer or manually flashing the vbmeta, dtbo, and boot.img files (available here), it is necessary to use --disable-verity and --disable-verification for each of these.
So the manual process looks like:
- Flash stock android 9, specifically build PQ3B.190801.002
- Power off phone
- Using Power + vol down, boot phone into Fastboot Mode
- Run these commands
fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification dtbo dtbo.img fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta vbmeta.img fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification boot boot.img- Run the UBports installer
- When prompted, check the check mark for erase user data and un-check the check mark for format system data
- The installer will prompt you to boot into Recovery. Use the volume button to select the option to Boot to Recovery
- If everything went correctly, you should now boot into the Recovery and be able to click the Continue button on the UBports installer, and the installation should complete and after a couple automatic reboots, you get to the Language Selection screen.
Now I just need to get cellular data working...
And figure out if it's possible to switch to a dvorak keyboard layout...
