Install e/OS on Pixel 7a (Lynx)

Trying to install the community version on a Pixel 7a, following the instructions of https://doc.e.foundation/devices/lynx/install. However the ‘e/OS Recovery for community build’ and ’ /e/OS build: U community’ links point to the same file, there doesn’t seem to be a Recovery. Lineage OS has it, but this is for Android 15 where e/OS is for Android 14 (in fact I downgraded to 14 for the install). Where can I find the e/OS Recovery image for Lynx?

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Indeed, but are you aware that this image shows main ROM and e-Recovery package?

The recovery is packaged in an IMG-filename.zip which is mentioned in the install page.

First unzip the /e/OS Recovery file linked in the section …

Thx, this is a different file than the file to which the link last Saturday evening pointed. Downloaded this today and managed to get e/OS running on the Pixel 7a.

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Hello Everyone: I am also trying to install e/OS on a Pixel 7a lynx and encountered the error below with the dtbo flash:

Questions: did I select the incorrect recovery files? how to recover from this error? what may I have overlooked?

Phone configuration: pixel 7a lynx (MP1.0.B0), OS-Android 15, bootloader version lynx-15.2-13237001, bootloader is unlocked, flashing boot image was successful

Process: following instruction at Install /e/OS on a Google Pixel 7a - “lynx” , download recovery files from e/OS build downloads (see image), downloaded most recent version e-3.2-a15*

Error:

ThinkPad-Yoga-370:~$ fastboot flash boot ~/Downloads/recovery/dtbo-e-3.2-a15-20251023539369-community-lynx.img

Sending ‘boot_b’ (16384 KB) OKAY [ 0.598s]

Writing ‘boot_b’ (bootloader) invalid boot magic

FAILED (remote: ‘failed to flash partition (boot_b): -7’)

fastboot: error: Command failed

The “invalid boot magic” part of the error specifically points to a problem with the boot image’s header, which contains critical metadata that the bootloader uses to validate the image before flashing. If this header is malformed or incorrect, the flashing will fail with this error.

Your guidance is appreciated. Regards, P.

fastboot flash boot ~/Downloads/recovery/dtbo-e-3.2-a15-20251023539369-community-lynx.img

fastboot flash dtbo ~/Downloads/recovery/dtbo-e-3.2-a15-20251023539369-community-lynx.img

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Ouch!, thank you, Piero. too much hurry up on my side.

Regards, Paul.