16locke
February 17, 2021, 1:16pm
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Hello everybody.
I purchased a used GS290 in pretty good shape because I wanted to test the autoinstaller /e/ offers.
Well … the device is not recognised via USB. I tried Linux and Win10.
Developer options are activated, debugging and filetransfer via USB is cative but nothing happens.
Does anybody have a hint or an idea what I could have done wrong?
Is it possible to install /e/ from the SD card?
Thank you so much
Thorsten
SuzieQ
February 17, 2021, 3:33pm
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Hello @16locke ,
on Windows, this is a first indication of a missing USB driver for GS290 [GX290].
On your Windows PC also check status of Device Manager > Android … Device.
16locke
February 17, 2021, 3:54pm
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Thank you for the reply.
Unfortunately there is no device recognition from Win or Linux.
Tried my Mi Mix2 with the cable, gets recognised right away.
Is there a way to install /e/ via SD?
SuzieQ
February 17, 2021, 4:19pm
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This can only be done with a custom recovery.img Only one of the two would have to be installed first using fastboot
.But this again needs a connection to the PC …
.
16locke
February 17, 2021, 4:24pm
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So if the device does nor show up on the connection I can forget to put /e/ ?
Such a pity …
SuzieQ
February 17, 2021, 4:27pm
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There must be a technical reason why no connection is established. This isn’t normal!
SuzieQ
February 17, 2021, 4:42pm
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Replace your USB cable and/or make sure that you only use a USB 2.0 port on the PC.
16locke
February 17, 2021, 7:44pm
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Thank you, did that already.
Used some different cables on different computers on different ports …
sugit
February 17, 2021, 8:53pm
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I have a new GS290 and installed eOS without problem via Win10.
16locke
February 18, 2021, 6:50am
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Good morning.
Android 10 is installed.
I plug in the phone and wait for recognition but nothing happens.
There is no entry in the device list in system settings.
The device does not get initialised.
There is not so much you can do wrong in my oppinion.
Thorsten
sugit
February 18, 2021, 5:15pm
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Did you set, on the phone the USB Preferences to File Transfer ?
If in Windows, you open File Explorer, go to Devices and drives, do you see the GS290 ?
After that, I did everything that is on https://doc.e.foundation/devices/GS290/install . It worked.
One thing was not perfect in the instructions. After:
Become “developer” on the phone: Settings > About Phone > Build Number or Version > Tap seven times
Allow USB debugging (second alternative) : Settings > System > Developer options > USB Debugging (enable it here)
Then do:
Settings > System > Developer options > OEM unlocking. Allow the bootloader to be unlocked. (not in instructions, done this anyhow.)
For the rest, it was as described in the manual.
16locke
February 19, 2021, 6:58am
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Sugit, somehow I did all that before… the OEM unlocking did the job in the end.
Now I can see the device in the explorer.
Thank you very much.
Thorsten