I’m looking for help, I was finishing the instal with /e/ os installer on my fp6 and then nothing more than the bootload page. and now I can’t do anything. Is there any solution?
piero
May 4, 2026, 1:57pm
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Hello @samgill , Welcome to the /e/ users forum.
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because even well illustrated, the “web-installer” often don’t work,
and because the install instructions provided by /e/ can be imbuvable for some new users and can lead to errors.
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here is a safe guide to install /e/OS
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we take the Fairphone 6 as example,
but it is the same logical and quite the same process for all the devices that have :
only "IMG-e-xxxxxxxxxxx.zip" file on their download page,
no "recovery-e-xxxxxxxxxx.img" file on their download page,
no "recove…
If you plan to relock the bootloader after the installlation
this is not mandatoty, and only available with Official version, why relocking ?
Most important thing to take care about is the “android Security Update" aka "Security Patch Level” date (SPL) included in the installed Operating System on your device at time of the unlock .
new version on witch you want to relock the bootloader, must included a NEWER (or the same) “android Security Update" aka "Security Patch Level” date (SPL),
otherwise you risk to change your device into Brick.
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as long as you’re in the unlocked state you’re allowed to fail and flash until things work again. Make sure to understand the warnings in guides (esp. towards relocking).
I found ouut how to reinstal the os with the help of chat gpt.
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