[Fairphone 6] Stuck on bootloader screen - can I install via Mac?

Using /e/OS Setup
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Hi All

I recently got a new FP6, attempted to use the easy installer for e/OS (using my Macbook Pro), and it’s now stuck on the bootloader - any attempt to boot up or go into recovery mode just takes me back there.

Having checked the guides, I feel I have two potential routes:

A) Find a way to manually install e/OS using this guide on my Macbook, though I’m not clear how to do this

B) Find a cable that will allow my FP6 and my windows tablet to communicate (it’s been patchy so far), and install there

Is there any advice/guidance on this subject? Does anyone know how to manually install on a Mac?

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Why would it be different on a MAC ?
You have to use fastboot… https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-darwin.zip

(Installing adb and fastboot on a Linux PC)

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Oh, just that the instructions specify just Windows or Linux…and I’m a novice at this stuff.

I’ve installed fastboot…what do I do next? I’m given "command not found: fastboot” several times

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Because it not correctly installed in your “path”
in case it is different on macOS than on its cousin Linux, I don’t know how to do it

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But installing fastboot is not mandatory to use it :

In the “plarform-tools” folder
Take a copy of the binary called fastboot, paste it into the folder where you previously have extracted the e-3.xx-a15-FP6.zip

Then
add ./ before the fastboot command you need to run..
it will force the terminal to call the fastboot binary present in the relative folder rather than calling a fastboot software installed on the system

Following Install /e/OS on a Fairphone The Fairphone (Gen. 6) - “FP6”

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Still not getting great results (sorry!). I’ve copied the file, but not sure which command I need to run now - it’s still saying fastboot not found

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Open the terminal from the folder where the /e/ build was extracted and where you added a fastboot binary copy, and type :

./fastboot version

(to check if fastboot works)

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./fastboot devices

(to check if your device is well connected to the computer in bootloader mode)

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Then, following Install /e/OS on a Fairphone The Fairphone (Gen. 6) - “FP6”

./fastboot flashing unlock

(to unlock the bootloader)

./fastboot flashing unlock_critical

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and finaly

chmod +x flash_FP6_factory.sh && ./flash_FP6_factory.sh

(to install /e/ on the device)

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OH DANG IT WORKED

MERCI MERCI MERCI!

Je te dois beaucoup!!!

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