He uses the installer, it is not manually…
- Prior to that, issue is here to unlock the bootloader using fastboot from a terminal or windows command prompt opened on your PC when the phone is booted in fastboot mode. (you can use buttons or adb reboot bootloader to make the phone reboot in the Bootloader/Fastboot mode)
- Then you will also have to flash a custom recovery-manager still using fastboot commands
- When booting the phone is that modified recovery mode you will be allowed to adb sideload /e/OS on your phone from a terminal or windows command prompt opened on your PC when the phone is booted in fastboot mode.
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I through a 6 years old /e/ forum member should be abble to follow instruction for the traditional way to…
Install /e/OS on a Google Pixel 5 - “redfin”
when the febrille auto-installer is broken for reasons
For an illustrated overwiew :
Some just don’t want to 
They think it is easier, I don’t try to convince them differently. Sometimes
It seems a little uncertain where you are in install process but as the unlock has not happened one might assume that web installer is not going to work for this phone today.
I think you would do best to change to the manual CLI method rather than try to debug the installer. That way you will know where you are. This is what @fellesmail is indicating and @piero in Post #23
I have unlocked the boot loader , I got as far as having the phone boot into recovery mode but there were two prompts ‘ADB Sideload’ and Cancel’. Should I have clicked the ADB option? Now I can’t get the Web Installer to reinitialize the phone so I can start over. Sorry if this sounds like a bit of a long explanation but I’ve never flashed a ROM on a phone before and thought the web installer would be easier. Is there a way for me to start over with the Web Installer at all?
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on your PC,
In a windows command prompt opened from the folder where you stored the downloaded the e-2.8-t-20250219470165-official-redfin.zip
Type :
adb sideload e-2.8-t-20250219470165-official-redfin.zip
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Your image shows the phone ready to receive the sideload from the PC.
Note the smaller text at the foot of the screen saying "Now send the package … " that is saying that the phone is ready for the command as described by @piero.
You can start the web installer again but phone should also be at the same point, I would say bootloader. It’ll go over sooner all the already done steps
Yeah everyone thinks that, I did as well. No choice for me though, my phone is not compatible with the installer. That probably worked out for the better. Instructions for my phone were not terribly difficult.
It seems like people more often than not have trouble with the installer. If it’s any consolation the Pixel is probably the easiest to do by command line. You’re almost there anyway, just need to do the sideload.
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@piero I just used the web installer (Linux Mint, Ungoogled Chromium) and worked without any hiccup.
Should work if people keep to each step and read correctly what to do, I would say.
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I copied the /e/ os zip file into a terminal window and this is what was executed
Do I need to reboot the phone into recovery mode?
You should show what is going on, on the PC and on the device, I didn’t learn it by heart ;).
boot system…normal mode.
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Did you do it manually?
Would say just try again.
Steps to install /e/OS from recovery
Tip: Use the volume keys to navigate and power key to select
Tip: Use the volume up key to choose the arrow at the top to go back to main screen
Tip: If your PC is unable to detect your device with adb in the /e/OS recovery main screen tap Advanced » Enable adb
Format the device
On /e/OS Recovery main screen:
Select Factory reset
Select Format data / Factory reset option
Next screen will display a warning that this action cannot be undone
Select Format data to proceed or Cancel if you want to go back
If you selected Format data, the format process will complete
Tip: You will see text in small font on the lower left side of the screen mentioning format progress
The small font text would be similar to this
Wiping data
Formatting/data
Formatting/cache
Data wipe complete
Display will now return to the Factory Reset screen
Install /e/OS
In /e/OS recovery main screen:
Select Apply Update and in next screen Apply update from adb
In the next screen, the device is now in sideload mode
Note at this point the Cancel option is highlighted that does not mean you have canceled the action. The device is in adb sideload mode.
On your PC type begin adb sideload. Type the below command in a console
adb sideload downloaded_file_name.zip
Replace downloaded_file_name.zip with the name of the /e/OS file you downloaded in the previous section
Press enter key on the keyboard to start the sideloading The screen will show the progress percentage…This might pause at 47%
Give it some time
The PC console will now display Total xfer: 1.00x
The phone screen will now display some text with a message similar to
Script succeeded result was [1.000000]
This means that the install was successful.
This is the message that is displayed
Should I select ‘Yes’ for install anyway?
I selected ‘Yes’ and this is the message that’s displayed
Should I select ‘Reboot system now’?
Or do I have to start over?
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Did you reboot after saying ‘Yes’?
I’m trying to install it again but I’m getting this message
Never mind, I didn’t have ADB enabled on the phone
Are you in recovery and in the adb sideload?