Quote from install guide: “Before following these instructions please ensure that the device is on the latest Android 11 firmware”.
Please change to Android 12
Pixel 5, and probably many other Pixels too if anyone has a look…
In the documentation, at the end of the installation:
fastboot flashing lock
Later I tried to root the phone, then it bricked it. The only access of the phone is now only the bootloader (no system, no recovery, no rescue), but it is “locked”, so it is just bricked forever…
Maybe it can be dangerous to let it unlocked, but it is much more dangerous to lock it !!
I found a much easier way of installing manually over on xda. They were discussing a LineageOS install but it works for e/OS too. Is there any risk given some steps are skipped? Here is the link… https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-official-redfin-lineageos-20.4217559/ (Scroll down to Jan. 13, 2021.)