Pixel 4a: After successful EasyInstall phone freezes with Google Screen at start

Hi there!

I just bought a refurbed Pixel 4a and installed eOS via EasyInstaller. It all seemed good and after the first time I saw the jumping eOs logo, the screen showed the white Google Background and after rebooting/turning it off/on it won’t go further than this Google Screen.

Any ideas? Would be very grateful if you can help.

I have a Pixal 4a. I am not sure where you are stuck. Could you maybe provide a picture?

The procedure for me is as follows: ‘Warning message unlocked bootloader’, Google logo (not white screen) then jumping e logo, then the home screen ls shown.

Also are you able to go to eRecovery?

Hi mihi,

the procedure for me is: Warning message > Google logo (on white screen, that’s what I meant) and then it is stuck there.

Pressing Volume down + Power works, I can go into recovery. Already tried a factory reset but didn’t work.

Hmm, maybe try a flashing it again.

You could use sideload from the eRecovery. You know how that works?

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No, I don’t know. I can look it up via search engine or if you have a good HowTo, feel free to send me a link.

I did the steps in the HOWTO via recovery-e & adb sideload and then i try to flash the “e-2.7-u-20250109460549-community-sunfish.zip”. When I hit the reboot-button it says

“WARNING Previous installation has failed. Your device may fail to boot if you reboot now.”

After rebooting the phone still shows the google logo and is stuck there.

I had success with this app.

You will also need this TWRP recovery.

IT WORKED :heart_eyes:

Thank you all for your support and especially thanks to vernr! Your solution worked finally!"

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Hey voelligrichtig!

Can you explain how you solved the problem. I have the same issue with my pixel 4a.

I downloaded the installer vernr suggested but I get this message

Thanks in advance for you help!
Math

Hmm it says ‘Heimdall.exe’ which is usually used with Samsung devices not Google :thinking::thinking:.

Why don’t you try the manual installation? If you have adb/fastboot and drivers properly installed itmis not really a hassle with Google devices. Not even the security patch is a problem now anymore since the device is not supported anymore by google.

Ok I found the answer for my problem in the FAQ section :joy::

But I would still need help for the rest of the process. I plug my phone with the Google screen on in my pc and the installer says it can’t find the device.

Are the steps in the HOWTO mandatory prior to using the installer?

Are you using the OpenAndroidInstaller?

I don’t think I used it but the installer should tell you what you need to to. And the HOWTO might be helpful with it :woman_shrugging::woman_shrugging:

Hey voelligrichtig!

Could you explain to me how you got the installer to work? I have the same problem as you did with my pixel 4a.

Thanks!

Perhaps @Mathron you can try to describe what you do and where it fails !

Do you get to this screen ??

… and do you press “I understand”, top right ?

You should also be able to find openandroidinstaller.log in my case in the folder with the executable (I guess it is called openandroidinstaller.exe in Windows).

Hi aidb,

so here is where I am with my phone. The /e/ os installation was working fine, I made it to the last step but now the phone is stuck with this image

If I press the power button long enough, I get this message, then it goes back to the google image

I tried the openandroidinstaller and got to screen that you sent, then i connect my phone (stuck at the google image) with the usb cable to my computer but nothing happens, it says that no device can be found, so i can’t go further in the installation.

Maybe I should let the battery drain and see what happens when I recharge it…

I’m tagging @voelligrichtig with the hope he gets the notification of my cry of despair in his mailbox

and did you look for the log file?

No, I dont know what that is :joy:. Where can I find that and what do I do with it? Thanks for your help