<![CDATA[Installation failed]]>Hi all,
I recently got a refurbished MI A2. It came with Android 10.
I unlocked the boot loader and rooted it (thanks to XDA forum !). Then i tried to flash Ubuntu Touch.
The Ubuntu recovery was installed without any problem and operational. But the whole OS installation met an error. I choose "Ignore" but starting Ubuntu failed. Unfortunately I didn't noticed the exact error...
As it is my only phone which is supposed to replace my old GSM, I flashed the Xiaomi stock ROM. After some manipulations it worked again.

Could Androïd 10 be the reason of the failure ?

BTW : after flashing the Xiaomi stock ROM, the device was only partially working : I couldn't install some applis (e.g. Firefox). It said : "External storage needed for appli". Even chrome failed, and magisk too. They repeatedly crashed... I couldn't find any reference to this error message on Internet, so today I managed to make a reset to factory settings and now it looks fully OK again...

But I'd like to succeed installing Ubuntu Touch !
Must I downgrade to Android 9 ?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/6636/installation-failedRSS for NodeFri, 06 Mar 2026 11:32:50 GMTTue, 24 Aug 2021 18:53:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Installation failed on Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:40:23 GMT]]>This is a matter of patience sometimes. Did you read instructions carefully on the devices site?:
https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/jasmine-sprout/

Sometimes it can do the trick to repeat the installation, sometimes even several times..

In my case I didn't have to downgrade to android 9, but most of the cases it seems to be useful. Just try again, be patient and kind to yourself! 🙂

maybe you want to read reports in the forum first, there are always some good hints to find:
https://forums.ubports.com/category/92/xiaomi-mi-a2

good luck!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/54584https://forums.ubports.com/post/54584Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:40:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Installation failed on Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:37:58 GMT]]>@francis I would suggest to downgrade to Android 9 indeed, as the UT port is based on Android 9 layer (Halium 9).

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/54583https://forums.ubports.com/post/54583Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:37:58 GMT