Installing eOS on Galaxy A8 2019 ¨go to wifi¨

Using /e/OS Setup
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reading Install /e/OS on a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) - “gtowifi”

you must be on version T290XXU3CVG3

Download Galaxy Tab A (8.0 inches, 2019, Wi-Fi) SM-T290 (PHN) T290XXU3CVG3 in Samfw - Samsung firmware download

so you can use Odin4linux or Galaxy-Flasher to flash .TAR files and simply follow Official Instructions for gtowifi SM-T290

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adaptations from the Official Instructions to use Heimdall instead of Odin.

[HOWTO] an Unified Install Guide Project for /e/

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(step 2)
Allow OEM unlock and USB debugging in the -->settings → developper options
(step 6)
boot it into download mode
click the button that the onscreen instructions correlate to “Device unlock mode” and/or “Unlock Bootloader”.

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put those five files into the same folder on your PC,

(step 1)
Heimdall 2.0.1 (for debian / ubuntu based linux)
(step 4)
aboot.mbn (for gtowifi SM-T290)
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vaultkeeper.mbn (for gtowifi SM-T290)
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vbmeta.img (for gtowifi SM-T290)
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recovery-e-3.0.1-a14 (for gtowifi SM-T290)

open a terminal from this folder (right-click)
boot the device in download mode,
copy /paste this command :
(step 7)

./heimdall flash --ABOOT aboot.mbn --VK vaultkeeper.mbn --VBMETA vbmeta.img --RECOVERY recovery-e-3.0.1-a14-20250608498955-community-gtowifi.img --no-reboot

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reboot DIRECTLY to the recovery /e/

(step 8)
apply a facyory-reset

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put those two files into the same folder on your PC,
(step 1)
adb 36 (for linux64)
(step 5)
e-3.0.1-a14 (for gtowifi SM-T290)

open a terminal from this folder (right-click)
copy /paste this command :

(step 8)

./adb sideload e-3.0.1-a14-20250608498955-community-gtowifi.zip