@rocket2nfinity Thank for replying. I thought I redo the picture in fastboot mode.

Sheng-Chieh

p.s. I'll look at global ROM, etc.

I, a non-geek, must be doing something stupid. I never used android (privacy concern).

I decided to post a bunch of pictures. Hopefully someone can see something wrong.

First I login to the phone and look at setting: about phone. When I tap build number, I see
a box that say "No need, you are already a developer."

When I search for oem, I see "OEM unlocking: Allow the bootloader to be unlocked."

If I click it, I see it is "ON".

I plug the USB cable into the computer, enter "adb reboot fastboot". On the phone,
-> select "English"
-> select "Advanced"
-> select "reboot to fastboot"

I see

On computer, I type and get

$ fastboot flashing unlock
FAILED (remote: 'Flashing Unlock is not allowed
')
fastboot: error: Command failed

Again, this phone was brought "new factory unlocked" from ebay. And it is a BE2026 model.
Also I am in USA - west coast (earthquake land).

Can you spot if I did something stupid?

Thank in advanced for helping.

Sheng-Chieh

Thank for helping. Unfortunately, same error.

I entered fastboot via computer and got the same error.

I still get

$ fastboot flashing unlock
FAILED (remote: 'Flashing Unlock is not allowed
')
fastboot: error: Command failed

I also tried and got (same error)

$ fastboot oem unlock
FAILED (remote: 'Flashing Unlock is not allowed
')
fastboot: error: Command failed

Am I missing an utility??? What does the error message means?

Sheng-Chieh

@Ehartwork

This phone was brought "new factory unlocked" from ebay.

Sheng-Chieh

I am trying to install UT on a Oneplus Nord N10 5G phone.

Been having trouble unlocking the phone - been banging my head on the wall.
Please help before it cracks.

Preliminary: In settings, I have on

• developer mode
• OEM Enabled
• USB Enabled
• Wireless ADB Debugging on

I am using linux computers (linux mint and neon) with adb and fastboot installed via Synaptic Package Manager.

After entering fastboot mode, I type and get

$ fastboot oem unlock
FAILED (remote: 'Flashing Unlock is not allowed
')
fastboot: error: Command failed

I also tried

$ fastboot flashing unlock
FAILED (remote: 'Flashing Unlock is not allowed
')
fastboot: error: Command failed

What am I missing? an utility???

Thank in advanced for your help.

Sheng-Chieh

@Moem

Thank for replying Interesting...

1. Will UBPorts still work?

2. What happens if I brick the phone?

Sheng-Chieh

p.s. Can a developer modify UBPorts so that the
users see only bootloader needs to be unlocked.

Oneplus Nord N10 users

I am not a geek, so slowly trying to understand everything before trying to install Ubuntu Touch.
Don't want to brick my phone.

UBPorts links to

Oneplus One - how to unlock bootloader, install custom recovery and root
https://community.oneplus.com/thread/64487

This article mentions SuperSU. A DDG search for "SuperSU" yields

SuperSU is a >>> DISCONTINUED <<< proprietary Android application that can keep track of the root permissions of apps, after the Android device has been rooted. SuperSU is generally installed through a custom recovery such as TWRP.

I don't like the word, DISCONTINUED - potentially unsupported.

A DDG search for "rooting oneplus linux" -> "more" suggests using Magisk.

What do you use to root Oneplus Nord N10?

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Also do you happen to have any good documentation link on rooting this phone?

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Thank in advanced for your help.

Sheng-Chieh

@gpatel-fr You are correct. "How to enable developer mode" states
enable USB debugging (<- me bad - didn't see correctly), ADB, or
Android D... Bridge".

Sheng-Cheih

P.s. i'll try again after shower nap - so sleepy now.

I recently got an oneplus nord n10 BE2026 model. The UBPorts
installer ask me to USB enabled. I don't see in the settings.
I have the phone in developer mode (click build # repetitively
until developer mode) and OEM enabled. Is USB enabled hidden
somewhere? Or is there an equivalent USB something? Or what?

Btw, educate me - what is the difference between USB enabled
and USB debugging?

Thank in advanced for your help.

Sheng-Chieh

Dear Ubuntu Touch users

Thank you for your answers.

Yes I am in USA. I did some research on difference between BE2026 and BE2028.
And found

Oneplus Nord N10 5G hardware variants
https://xdaforums.com/t/oneplus-nord-n10-5g-hardware-variants.4221237/

BE2025 - Metro, maybe t-mobile?
Be2026 - NA
BE2028 - EU?
BE2029 - Global

BE2026 it is. Thank for the warning.

Sheng-Chieh