So I think we still need to consider if there might be another residual install of platform-tools. When I said
it would have included you reading the opening
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Fedora can be a bit “different” in how it likes cross-platform stuff setup.
What am I saying ? Only … “we still need to consider if there might be another residual install of platform-tools.”
The last thing we did was to try to ensure you could access a recent copy of platform-tools system wide. From your home directory please show the output of
fastboot --version
Now in order to follow the install page we have to move to the directory with the downloaded image. We are told
Confirm that extracted directory contains following content:
Now please change to that directory show the output of
fastboot --version
If both are identical, with your phone connected in Bootloader (big green START at the top), then what is the output of
fastboot devices
If then the the phone “self identifies”, perhaps you can try to run the script.
I would be interested to know what prevents you from copying text from your terminal to the forum as suggested
The leading triangle indicates that you press on the link to unroll the content.
Finally, you have read and taken into account
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This will only be an issue if you have recently updated FairphoneOS.
ccoffice_1@fedora:~$ fastboot --version
fastboot version 35.0.2-12147458
Installed as /home/ccoffice_1/platform-tools/fastboot
From platform-tools (which I found in /Home/ccoffice_1/ and right click using a mouse on platform-tools and selected OPEN IN TERMINAL) out put
ccoffice_1@fedora:~/platform-tools$ fastboot --version
fastboot version 35.0.2-12147458
Installed as /home/ccoffice_1/platform-tools/fastboot
Version numbers match, so next step
Phone connected in Bootloader with big START at top (BTW is this start being at top critical because sometimes I had Restart Bootloader at top?) And the output was
I have seen "no permissions; see [https:. … ] before and went to website. I found little benefit.
Did not try running script, but appreciate your help. Will wait to hear. . . and also Build number of FP4 on my phone is 20241030. The build that I want to flash to FP4 is 20241101. As I understand this will NOT brick my phone…
This would indicate that the problem is on the device … but it is unfortunate that you did not eliminate the PC side first.
Here I refer to the Fairphone 4 install page, which directs us to move into the folder where we downloaded and unzipped the ROM.
Yes it is critical.
I mentioned before that you should learn also to navigate the menus within Bootloader, perhaps consult the Fairphone forum. The install page gives directions how to boot into Bootloader.
I would advise to check both the security patches as indicated in the install page to be certain.
About the START being at top of Bootloader, this detail I assure I followed for the last two attempts to run the script.
I will look at security patches again but as I remember I looked at those also and verified previously that they were okay.
“confirm that you requested, received and applied the Unlock code from Fairphone?” As I understand you refer to the boot unlock code that I got when I entered into their website the IMEI and Serial number of my phone. Then I put (applied) that boot unlock code into ENABLE OEM UNLOCK in Developer options. I received no error messages.
I did confirm just now that the phone/device is still in USB debugging mode and that OEM unlocking is still grayed out saying “Bootloader is already unlocked” (debugging mode and OEM unlocking accessed in the Developer Options menu.)
I understood the request about FP4 directory as Now please change to that directory and show the output of
fastboot --version
I right clicked on FP4 director. chose OPEN IN TERMINAL and typed
fastboot --version
at ccoffice_1@fedora:~/FP4_eOs_SP110824_Of446629_img$
prompt
Output
fastboot version 35.0.2-12147458
Installed as /home/ccoffice_1/platform-tools/fastboot