I am about to buy a Pixel 7a smartphone

[walt]

Someone assiste me installing the e-os ?

Regain your privacy! Adopt /e/OS the deGoogled mobile OS and online services

[piero]

Retail Branding	Marketing Name	Device	Model
Google	Pixel 7a	lynx	Pixel 7a

Latest stock Gogol android 13.0.0 (TQ3A.230901.001, sept. 2023) is needed as a base
https://developers.google.com/android/images
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https://doc.e.foundation/devices/lynx/community
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https://doc.e.foundation/devices/lynx/install
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https://images.ecloud.global/dev/lynx/
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[HOWTO] an Unified Install Guide Project for /e/

this post is editable as a Wiki. (1) Download an /e/OS build (2) Download recovery-e or TWRP (3) install the appropriate Flashing Tools (4) allow “Non Vendor OS” to be installed on the device (5) Check the communication between the PC and your smartphone (6) Unlock the Bootloader (7) Flash a custom recovery manager on your device (8) install /e/ from your computer, using the “adb sideload” method or (9) Install /e/ without computer using the “Device-Storage” method (10) post install…

[walt]

Thank your for hint. This is a lot of staff for me. Hopefully it will work. Walter

[mihi]

Pixel Smartphones are easy to install. Read everything enough times so you have read all possible errors and such.

If device can’t be detected it must be drivers, cable or port.

Will your Pixal 7a have Android 14?

[walt]

Yes it may have android 13 and I will get it tomorrow

[mihi]

If you aren’t aware of it please check the month of the security patch if it is older than april then you can install v2.0-t, if it is the same or newer then you either wait or install on older stock version yourself before you install e/OS/

[piero]

@mihi

Will your Pixal 7a have Android 14?

@walt

Yes it may have android 13 and I will get it tomorrow

@mihi

check the month of the security patch if it is older than april

check the build number in → settings → about the phone

Latest stock Gogol Android 13 T that is (TQ3A.230901.001, sept. 2023) is needed as a base

@mihi

then you can install e-2.0-t-20240508399779-dev-lynx

that is Android 13 T based

[aibd]

I suggest first to rule out a Windows drivers issue, is quite a common thing as you probably need a “Combination driver” for this job.

Connect the phone, powered on normally booted, to you Windows PC with a good usb data cable, and open Windows Device Manager.

Open a terminal alongside and use the command adb devices to check that you can communicate with the phone. Any error?

Any device with a driver issue should appear in Device manager as Problem device.

If you see a Problem device, run Windows Update, ensure the warning clears.

Now boot the phone into Recovery mode, Device Manager still open.

Use the command adb devices

Now boot into Fastboot mode.

Use the command fastboot devices

Should the appear at any stage, run Windows Update again.

After drivers are updated if you still get the “more than one device/emulator” error, perhaps reboot the PC then please show the output of

adb devices -l

[walt]

I GOT IT !!! WOW… Thank you for your advice, and hints, and encouragement. Finally I got it. It works fine. Jupiiiidu