Problems getting /e/os running on S9

[Jan_NL]

Hi everybody,

I want to try and use /e/OS on a Galaxy S9, I have installed easy installer and followed all instructions carefully, but I get stuck at the time the E-recovery should start.

I am aware that there are other topics on the subject and I have tried a lot of stuff, like finger flashing the volume down to up at the restart and with lots of different cables.

I can start up the phone in the download screen and wdi-simple.exe seems to do it’s job too.
But when rebooting with volume-up+bixby+power at once the android galaxy S9 splash appears and the phone will run into android recovery.

If there are any more suggestions, they would be welcome, if not I think I have to do it manually somehow? I have read the instructions, but it kinda gives me a headache seeing that I have to use many multiple tools? ADB, Fastboot, Odin, Heimdall?

Here is the download screen:

any help or guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

[aibd]

If you tried everything else in Samsung threads, you might check other easy-installer threads, and meanwhile dig out the log Howto troubleshoot issues with the easy-installer.

[piero]

@Jan_NL

ADB, Fastboot, Odin, Heimdall?

That are generic informations.
Concerning samsung device only one is needed depends of you favorite Computer Operating System :

• Windows → Odin
• Linux or MacOS → Heimdall

using it, you will replace the device recovery-manager, and that’s it !..

• then you can easily install /e/ from that recovery-manager

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

this post is editable as a Wiki. (1) Download an /e/OS build (2) Download recovery-e or TWRP (3) install the appropriate Flashing Tools (4) allow “Non Vendor OS” to be installed on the device (5) Check the communication between the PC and your smartphone (6) Unlock the Bootloader (7) Flash a custom recovery manager on your device (8) install /e/ from your computer, using the “adb sideload” method or (9) Install /e/ without computer using the “Storage Device” method (10) post install…

[Jan_NL]

Hello Piero,

You were right. Thank you for your reply.
I installed Odin on win10 and managed to install /e/ succesfully. Also thanks to a Howto guide I found in these forums.

Now that I review the stuff I went through, I think the part I was missing were the Samsung USB drivers. Odin only recognized the phone in the download mode after installing them.

Perhaps that is why easy installer didnt work at this step. I noticed a downloadbar on the phone usong Odin, which I didnt see before with wdisimple.exe.

Thanks for the help!