I may have bricked my device- everything went well until the very end. I successfully unlocked the bootloader, then installed custom recovery. I did a backup of the original system to the 5T and then followed these instructions:
Now tap Format Data and continue with the formatting process. This will remove encryption as well as delete all files stored on the internal storage.
Return to the previous menu and tap Advanced Wipe.
Select the Cache and System partitions to be wiped and then Swipe to Wipe.
Sideload the /e/ .zip package:
On the device, select âAdvancedâ, âADB Sideloadâ, then swipe to begin sideload.
I sideloaded the OS and the phone indicated that the sideload was successful.
The next instruction was to reboot the phone. I think that this is where I made my mistake TWRP asked something like âare you sure you want to reboot? No OS installed.â I went ahead and rebooted. Now my phone boots to the warning message about the unlocked bootloader. Once that passes, it boots to a black screen. The indicator light is blue but the black screen remains. I can reboot the phone but cannot access TWRP any longer. If I reboot with the volume up key pressed, I do get the fast boot screen. FASTBOOT on my PC can see the device but ADB cannot. When I launch the recovery from the Fastboot screen on the phone, I get a black screen again. Apparently, TWRP is gone. Can anyone suggest what I can do next? Thanks.
Download stock rom of your device and flash it as it is written on the site where you have found the stock rom.
If stock rom flashed successfull you can start over wirh e
I did re-flash TWRP. The flash was successful but I still canât boot into it. Unfortunately, everything Iâve found regarding returning to stock ROM requires TWRP. I need some solution that would work with Fastboot as it is the only thing I can access.
Thanks to both of you for your help. I tried booting directly to the TWRP via Fastboot. I also tried installing the boot.img that Harvey provided. You can see from the output below that the inputs worked. However, I still cannot boot to TWRP from the phone. Iâve powered down the phone and then rebooted to fastboot and selected ârecoveryâ. Again, just a black screen with a blue indicator light. I donât understany why Harveyâs boot.img didnât workâŚ
Thanks again.
$ fastboot boot recovery twrp-3.3.1-0-dumpling.img
fastboot: error: cannot load ârecoveryâ: No such file or directory
You could try another TWRP version, iâve seen non working TWRP versions (i had it yesterday!). This is another version dl here I suggest to boot it to try. fastboot boot twrpname.img
Thank you- there is a difference- this particular TWRP version that you suggested reboots the phone. Again, I get the Oneplus logo along with âFastboot Modeâ but this time the phone gets stuck on this splash screen and thereâs a red indicator light. When I remove the USB cable, the red light turns off and the splash screen remains. Any idea what this means?
I just flashed your TWRP to the phone and then booted to recovery via Flashboot- It worked! I have no idea what to do from here but at least thereâs hope- thank you!
I canât thank you enough for your help. Iâm sure that you have better things to do than spend your time on my phone. I can only repeat my appreciation. I have followed the instructions from step 8. Again, the ROM installed successfully. And also again, when I go to reboot the system- TWRP warns me that there is no OS installed and asks for confirmation of reboot. This is what happened the first time. Would you advise I reboot anyway or should I flash another ROM?
Hmm strange, iâm not sure where the âNo OS installedâ comes from. Youâve just installed an OS. Maybe first boot into TWRP again. And then the OS. If it still does not work you can try to download another /e/ build.
After uploading the zip file to the phone, in TWRP, do you do : install / select zip file ? wait until install is done and then reboot
Might seem to be a dumb question⌠but who knowsâŚ
Yes, I did. After running out of ideas, I went ahead and rebooted- first to recovery and then to the system. It booted /e/. Again, thanks to all of you. This is a great community. I hope that I can give back as I become more familiar with all of this.
Well iâd like to know how the camera performs on the oneplus 5t. Iâm searching for the best âe-cameraâ phone. Maybe you can post some pictures on the forum. Iâm happy youâve got it installed, enjoy /e/ !
Now continue the instructions 