Partition table error flashing TWRP to FF3

[Willy]

I am using the FF3 with /e/ as OS. I have been trying to flash TWRP to the device but I always get an error saying “partition table doesn’t exist”. I unlocked the bootloader via my computer while the phone is in fastboot mode. After it has been unlocked I tried to flash the TWRP image to the recovery partition using the command:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

However, I get the following error message:
sending ‘recovery’ (28690 KB)…
OKAY [ 0.803s]
writing ‘recovery’…
FAILED (remote: partition table doesn’t exist)
finished. total time: 0.820s

Does anyone have any advice how to solve this issue? Thank you!

[ff2u]

On FP3 afaik it’s better (different from e.g. FP2) not to install twrp but to boot it in case you’ll need it.
See e.g. here:

TWRP for Fairphone 3

[AnotherElk]

@Willy

I tried to flash the TWRP image to the recovery partition using the command:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

This will not work on the Fairphone 3.

@AnotherElk

There is no separate recovery partition on the Fairphone 3 you could flash a custom recovery to. Installing a custom recovery on the Fairphone 3 means embedding it into the boot partition

Please follow directions in the topic @ff2u linked to, and think twice before installing TWRP instead of just booting it when you need it.
In case you were used to this install procedure on the Fairphone 2 …

https://forum.fairphone.com/t/used-to-the-fairphone-2-dont-do-these-fairphone-2-things-on-the-fairphone-3/57721