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Jeremy: /* Support */

2020-02-02T19:31:50Z

Support

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 =Support=
 * [https://support.google.com/pixelphone/threads?hl=en9 Pixel Phone Support]
 =ROMs=
 ==LineageOS via lineageos.org==

Jeremy: /* Installing */

2020-02-01T17:26:15Z

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	# I rebooted at this point twice (the second time with adb reboot recovery) to make sure the phone came back up into TWRP. Not sure if that is necessary. Let me know.		# I rebooted at this point twice (the second time with adb reboot recovery) to make sure the phone came back up into TWRP. Not sure if that is necessary. Let me know.
	# From TWRP, install the LineageOS ZIP file of your choice (Install->Install ZIP, choose your lineage-*.zip file and click Install.		# From TWRP, install the LineageOS ZIP file of your choice (Install->Install ZIP, choose your lineage-*.zip file and click Install.
			# Enable root access from Developer options and you're good to go installing all the good stuff.
	<br>		<br>
	... Or you could read the comments on the forums and try (thanks siba!):		... Or you could read the comments on the forums and try (thanks siba!):
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	Anyway, I Wiped the Dalvik cache and then rebooted . . .		Anyway, I Wiped the Dalvik cache and then rebooted . . .
	AWWWW YEEEEAH! LineageOS came up!!!		AWWWW YEEEEAH! LineageOS came up!!!
			* Now just enable root access from Developer options, start installing the fun rooty apps and take a break while they install!

Jeremy: /* Installing */

2020-02-01T17:14:31Z

Installing

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	42ea6dc8d1d938ec8377a38c0a6288f8 /sdcard/twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img		42ea6dc8d1d938ec8377a38c0a6288f8 /sdcard/twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img

			<br><br><br>
	<font color=red><b>TLDR: If you don't want to go through the following like I did, after doing all of the above:		<font color=red><b>TLDR: If you don't want to go through the following like I did, after doing all of the above:
	# If the phone is in a factory reset state (any maybe regardless), disable airplane mode and connect it to the internet via Wifi. It does something at this point that allows the "Enable unlocking bootloader" option in the "Developer options" settings.		# If the phone is in a factory reset state (any maybe regardless), disable airplane mode and connect it to the internet via Wifi. It does something at this point that allows the "Enable unlocking bootloader" option in the "Developer options" settings.
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	# I rebooted at this point twice (the second time with adb reboot recovery) to make sure the phone came back up into TWRP. Not sure if that is necessary. Let me know.		# I rebooted at this point twice (the second time with adb reboot recovery) to make sure the phone came back up into TWRP. Not sure if that is necessary. Let me know.
	# From TWRP, install the LineageOS ZIP file of your choice (Install->Install ZIP, choose your lineage-*.zip file and click Install.		# From TWRP, install the LineageOS ZIP file of your choice (Install->Install ZIP, choose your lineage-*.zip file and click Install.
			<br>
			... Or you could read the comments on the forums and try (thanks siba!):
			fastboot flash boot twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img
	</b></font>		</b></font>

			<br><br><br>
	All good.		All good.
	* Reboot to the bootloader:		* Reboot to the bootloader:

Jeremy: /* Installing */

2020-02-01T17:11:07Z

Installing

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   sailfish:/ $ md5sum  /sdcard/twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img
 ea6dc8d1d938ec8377a38c0a6288f8  /sdcard/twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img
 All good.
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   fastboot: error: Command failed
 NOOOOOOOOOO!

Jeremy: /* Installing */

2020-02-01T16:34:41Z

Installing

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	Sooo... that's it for now.		Sooo... that's it for now.

			* After reading this forum post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/help/oem-unlocking-disabled-google-store-t3507209/page2 I finally enabled Wifi and disabled Airplane mode. It looked like the GApps were automatically updating but I had auto updates disabled. Nevertheless, after that the "OEM unlocking" option showed up under the "Developer options" menu. Geez!
			* Then oem unlock at bootloader worked:
			jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ ../adb/platform-tools/fastboot oem unlock
			OKAY [ 0.019s]
			Finished. Total time: 0.019s
			* As did the flashing unlock:
			jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ ../adb/platform-tools/fastboot flashing unlock
			(bootloader) Device already : unlocked!
			OKAY [ 0.045s]
			Finished. Total time: 0.045s
			* But then...
			jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ ../adb/platform-tools/fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img
			Sending 'recovery' (31000 KB) OKAY [ 0.951s]
			Writing 'recovery' (bootloader) Flashing active slot "_a"
			FAILED (remote: 'partition [recovery] doesn't exist')
			fastboot: error: Command failed
			* There's a note that "If you have a phone running on an Android version > 8.0 (Oreo or later) then use the below command:" -- This could be it!
			jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ ../adb/platform-tools/fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img
			Sending 'recovery_ramdisk' (31000 KB) OKAY [ 1.001s]
			Writing 'recovery_ramdisk' (bootloader) Flashing active slot "_a"
			FAILED (remote: 'partition [recovery_ramdisk] doesn't exist')
			fastboot: error: Command failed
			NOOOOOOOOOO!

Jeremy: /* Installing */

2020-02-01T15:50:19Z

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	FAILED (remote: oem unlock is not allowed)		FAILED (remote: oem unlock is not allowed)
	finished. total time: 0.050s		finished. total time: 0.050s
			* But one more thing...
			jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ fastboot boot twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img
			downloading 'boot.img'...
			OKAY [ 0.937s]
			booting...
			(bootloader) Command is not supported.
			(bootloader) Please unlock device to enable this command.
			FAILED (remote failure)
			finished. total time: 1.036s

	Sooo... that's it for now.		Sooo... that's it for now.

Jeremy: /* Info */

2020-02-01T15:47:15Z

Info

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	* Operating system: [[Android Nougat\|Android 7.1 Nougat]]; upgradable to [[Android 10]]		* Operating system: [[Android Nougat\|Android 7.1 Nougat]]; upgradable to [[Android 10]]

			=My Phone=
			* Product/Variant: sailfish-US-PVT
			* Original version: 10.0.0 (QP1A.191005.007, Oct 2019)
			* Phone said in About Phone -> Build: QP1A.191005.007.A1
			* Serial Number: Hey now, that's personal ;-)

	=Support=		=Support=

Jeremy: /* Installing */

2020-02-01T15:45:37Z

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	finished. total time: 0.050s		finished. total time: 0.050s
	I assumed that was because this phone didn't need it and moved along...		I assumed that was because this phone didn't need it and moved along...
	* I tried flashing TWRP:		* I tried booting to the bootloader and flashing TWRP:
	fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img		jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ ../adb/platform-tools/fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img
	But this failed ~~with "image verification failed" or something like~~ that.		< waiting for any device >
			But this failed to detect the phone when in the bootloader. I tried again in the recovery mode and that didn't work either (had to hold the power button down for a good minute to turn off).
	* I didn't do this step (because I just missed it), but its documented [https://www.cyanogenmods.org/install-twrp/ on this page].		* I didn't do this step (because I just missed it), but its documented [https://www.cyanogenmods.org/install-twrp/ on this page].
	fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img		fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk twrp-3.3.0-0-sailfish.img
	So that may have worked, I don't know.		So that may have worked, I don't know.
	* I then tried side-loading the latest Google OTA Firmware (sailfish-ota-qp1a.191005.007.a3-394b5899.zip) after a few (~10) failed attempts with:		* I then went into the recovery mode and did a factory reset, and then....
			* I tried side-loading the LineagaOS:
			jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ ../adb/platform-tools/adb sideload lineage-17.1-withMTG-20200108-UNOFFICIAL-sailfish.zip
			Total xfer: 1.00x
			Looks fine there, but the phone said:
			E:Failed to verify whole-file signature
			* I tried side-loading the latest Google OTA Firmware version 10.0.0 (QP1A.191005.007.A3, Dec 2019) [sailfish-ota-qp1a.191005.007.a3-394b5899.zip] after a few (~10) failed attempts with:
	jeremy@latitude Pixel_OTA_10.0.0_QP1A.191005.007.A3_Dec_2019 $ ../adb/platform-tools/adb sideload sailfish-ota-qp1a.191005.007.a3-394b5899.zip		jeremy@latitude Pixel_OTA_10.0.0_QP1A.191005.007.A3_Dec_2019 $ ../adb/platform-tools/adb sideload sailfish-ota-qp1a.191005.007.a3-394b5899.zip
	serving: 'sailfish-ota-qp1a.191005.007.a3-394b5899.zip' (~2%) adb: failed to read command: Success		serving: 'sailfish-ota-qp1a.191005.007.a3-394b5899.zip' (~2%) adb: failed to read command: Success
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	jeremy@latitude Pixel_OTA_10.0.0_QP1A.191005.007.A3_Dec_2019 $ ../adb/platform-tools/adb sideload sailfish-ota-qp1a.191005.007.a3-394b5899.zip		jeremy@latitude Pixel_OTA_10.0.0_QP1A.191005.007.A3_Dec_2019 $ ../adb/platform-tools/adb sideload sailfish-ota-qp1a.191005.007.a3-394b5899.zip
	Total xfer: 2.00x		Total xfer: 2.00x
			That did update the build number from <tt>QP1A.191005.007.A1</tt> to <tt>QPLA.191005.007.A3</tt> (as seen in About Phone -> Build Number), although under System update it says Android version: 10, Security patch level: October 6, 2019. I expected that to be December 2019, but oh well.
			* I then tried all the same methods I did previously to flash the TWRP image and got the same results. Replacing the cable seemed to help connectivity, but that's it.
			* I tried also using the lineage-17.1-20200108-UNOFFICIAL-sailfish.zip package.
			* Again with the TWRP:
			jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ fastboot oem unlock
			...
			FAILED (remote: oem unlock is not allowed)
			finished. total time: 0.050s
			jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ fastboot flashing unlock
			...
			FAILED (remote: oem unlock is not allowed)
			finished. total time: 0.050s

			Sooo... that's it for now.

Jeremy: /* Installing */

2020-02-01T15:07:20Z

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 * Reboot to the bootloader:
   jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ adb reboot bootloader
-* Your phone should reboot into the bootloader. The Pixel Phone does not require OEM unlocking steps you may see elsewhere:
+* Your phone should reboot into the bootloader. As far as I was able to determine with the sparse and disorganized documentation, the Pixel Phone (sailfish) does not require OEM unlocking steps you may see elsewhere. Nevertheless, I tried and got this:
   jeremy@latitude Pixel_LineageOS $ fastboot oem unlock
   ...
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   FAILED (remote: oem unlock is not allowed)
   finished. total time: 0.050s

Jeremy: /* References */

2020-02-01T14:13:46Z

References

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	** [https://developers.google.com/android/images#sailfish Factory Images for the Pixel Phone (sailfish)]		** [https://developers.google.com/android/images#sailfish Factory Images for the Pixel Phone (sailfish)]
	* [https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html Official ADB Downloads]		* [https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html Official ADB Downloads]
			* [https://www.cyanogenmods.org/forums/forum/google/pixel-sailfish/ Cyanogenmod forums for the Google Pixel (sailfish)]

	===Installing===		===Installing===