@TheTrench You need to delve deeper into 5G and what 5G is, plus what Android version supports 5G on that device. 5G falls into two categories - 5G Non Stand Alone (NSA) and 5G (SA). 5G NSA piggybacks of the 4G LTE infrastructure end to end in simple terms. 5G SA is full 5G end to end. This can be affected by available networks, service providers, Android versions and vendor BLOBs and device hardware.

You cannot expect newer firmware files to work on an older version of Android without issues or just not working.

I bought a 5G device when 5G was in its infancy and always got 4G LTE indicated and 4G speeds. 5G has a better infrastructure now and it still shows 4G LTE in a lot of cases. My new device is 5G and always shows 5G and is a bit quicker, but not in all cases.

I got my (x2) BQ Aquaris 4.5 on the day of release. I spammed that buy button and got 2 before they all sold out. I used it as a daily driver for quite a bit (didn't Internet bank then or (have to) use Microsoft Authenticator) back then, the other was for demonstrating. Loved Scopes and would like to see them come back again. I still have one device (on Xenial) which will soon be defunct as a phone as 3G and 2G are going soon.

Read the porters notes here.

It looks like you have the T-Mobile version of the N100. You need to upgrade/downgrade to the stipulated firmware used by the porter.

Here is a similar story.

@messayisto I don't have that device to test, but if you have it, that is good to add it to this thread.

You need a Windows 10, or 11 machine to run the MSM tool:

"The procedure requires a computer running Win10 or Win11. Using a virtualized Windows is impossible."

This is the porters notes here.

You have to install the stipulated Android version or things won't work and you could brick the device.

• Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

• F(x)tec Pro1 X

• Fairphone 3 and 3+

• Fairphone 4

• Fairphone 5 (new in this release)

• Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL

• JingPad A1

• Lenovo Tab M10 HD 2nd Gen WiFi / LTE (TB-X306F/TB-X306X)

• Oneplus 5 and 5T

• OnePlus 6 and 6T

• OnePlus Nord N10 5G

• OnePlus Nord N100

• Rabbit R1

• Volla Phone

• Volla Phone X

• Volla Phone 22

• Volla Phone X23

• Volla Phone Quintus

• Volla Tablet

• Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC / X3

• Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro

• Xiaomi Redmi 9 and 9 Prime

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 9

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro/Pro Max/9S

The above list taken from the news blog indicates devices that will upgrade to 24.04 (Noble).

The following devices will NOT upgrade at the moment:

OnePlus 6 (on the above list)

OnePlus 6T (on the above list)

Xiaomi Mi A2

Lenovo Tab TB-X605F

Lenovo Tab TB-X605L

The above devices that won't upgrade (boot into recovery or hang at the initial splash screen) still get the upgrade notification pushed onto them and the upgrade can be selected on the UT installer.

If you do mistakenly choose the upgrade to Noble and it doesn't work, recover by booting manually to fastboot (the bootloader) and running it through the installer and choosing 20.04 leaving the Wipe Data box unticked.

Ok, to install on this device:

1. Boot into Android, enable Developer Options and enable OEM unlocking and USB debugging.

2. Ensure you are on Android 11 and your device is the 4Gb/64Gb version.

3. Open a terminal on the PC - if using Windows go to the folder where ADB and Fastboot.exe are and right click, Open in Terminal.

4. Plug the device into the PC and in the pop up window accept and then type in to the terminal on the PC, ADB reboot bootloader. This will boot you to fastboot mode.

5. Once in fastboot mode type in fastboot oem unlock or fastboot flashing unlock and follow the onscreen prompts. Once you have selected to unlock, the screen will freeze. Hold the power button and let the device reboot.

6. Set up Android again. Enable Developer Options and USB debugging.

7. Fire up the UT installer and follow the onscreen prompts. I suggest installing Stable 24.04.01. When it is installing, leave the tablet alone and allow it to do its thing.

@as1234 Thats the first bit. You then have to boot to fastboot and unlock it there running the command in terminal of the PC fastboot oem unlock

@as1234 Is your bootloader unlocked? What version of the tablet is it - 2Gb32Gb version or the 4Gb/64Gb version?

@rheomie Press power button and volume buttons together for at least forty seconds or until the device reboots. If not leave it on charge for a few hours and try powering up.

The system pushes the Noble upgrade to devices running on Focal, but don't seem to work with Noble. The specific example I am talking about is the Lenovo Tab TB-X605F/L 3Gb/32Gb version. The upgrade notification appears, upgrade and it just boots to recovery after installation. Running it through the installer results in the same thing. (Yes I know this tablet is a problem child). Would it be possible to stop this and/or remove the upgrade path for Noble from the installer?

(Similar things mentioned with the OP Nord N100 and OP Nord N10 5G, installer is fine with them).

Is the installer now working with Apple based Silicon Macs (M1 - M5) as Apple have just released the M5 version?

@robinsing the software fix does it for you, follow the instructions. You need to create an account or login with Facebook or Google account. You must also have your devices serial number to match the firmware.

@robinsing Use a Windows PC and the Lenovo Software Fix Tool to go back to Android. It is the easiest and quickest way.

Performance is not great, but it is far better than Android 10 and 11 for which I had to tweak to stop getting black screens when doing stuff.

@rheomie Delete all the files in the C:\ProgramData\RSA\Download\RomFiles folder labelled "TB_X306X_S120712_230301_BMP", but not the folder.

Replace the deleted files with files from your downloaded version (Android 11 and make sure it is Android 11).

(My version which I downloaded was Android 11 and was a folder labelled: TB-X306X_S230973_240402_BMP)

Then recover the device and you will get Android 11 installed. Then you can install UT.

@rheomie You need to delete all the files in the folder and replace with the Android 11 files for the 4Gb/64Gb version. This is the version I used: TB-X306X_S230973_240402_BMP. If you know the firmware file is Android 11 from the your downloaded version, extract it all and copy all the files in the extracted folder Firmware into the blank RSA\Downloads\RomFiles folder.

In the Xenial days I used VPN Editor which worked great for NordVPN. I don't know if it will work on Focal or Noble, may need an upgrade, but it had more tweaks to get things going.

@lauren15 said in install crash - screen locked on:

on pc, "fastboot devices" says "ab0b9013 fastboot
"adb devices" doesn't work

That is correct. Obviously something has gone wrong in the installer. Leave it in fastboot mode and as it is detected in the PC, start the installer again, manually select the device from the dropdown box and tick all of the boxes including "wipe data". Make sure you are using 24.04.1 stable, unless you are wanting to experiment.

@_Joao_ The issue with the mouse pointer on landscape mode is a global issue amongst all devices. It is a known bug.

The OMS is hopefully being worked on for Noble.

@Gabriel.de Run YouTube for as long as you can or carry out some other screen intensive operation. This will heat the GPU/CPU and screen and may through up an issue. If it happens within 5 minutes, your hardware may be at fault. If it the issue takes a long while to manifest, it can be normal for the aging device. The battery can also affect this if it is weak or failing. The screen is usually the first part along with power button to be damaged through misuse, but is usually the last item to fail through normal use.