Help installing /e/ on Galaxy S9

/e/OS Devices Samsung
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Hi,

I confirm you can install directly on a S9 (Exynos) with a firmware from Nov 2019 (important) and Pie. DO NOT DOWNGRADE Pie. Install directly.

Steps adapted from :
Link: [HOWTO] Install /e/ on a Samsung smartphone with Windows easily

  • install Odin on Windows (Heimdall/adb or Jodin didn’t worked for me on Linux)

  • install Samsung Drivers on Windows (end of linked page above)

  • put no-verity-opt-encrypt-samsung-1.0.zip, VENDOR-27_ARI9.zip, e-0.8-o-2020041249358-dev-starlte.zip on SDCard (the links for the 2 first files are higher in the current topic)

  • install TWRP with Odin. Uncheck Auto-reboot and use the MANUAL method

  • in recovery mode, advanced wipe Dalvik/ART Cache, Data, Internal Storage, cache, system

  • repair/change data partition (format exFAT, format back ext4, resize FS) to crypt data afterwards (higher in the current topic)

  • install/flash no-verity-opt-encrypt-samsung-1.0.zip with TWRP (from SDCard)

  • install/flash VENDOR-27_ARI9.zip with TWRP

  • install/flash rom e-0.8-o-2020041249358-dev-starlte.zip with TWRP

  • wipe Dalvik/ART Cache

  • Reboot
    Wait 5 mins.
    /e/ starts

  • crypt the phone (parameters, security)

  • if you want, root the phone with magisk AFTER crypting (optional)

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