Stuck in easiy installation process with OnePlus Pro 8

[sim]

Hi there,
I have bought a the OnePlus Pro 8 since I would like to use /e/OS and a stable version seems to be available for the device and installation should be possible with the Easy Installer.

After following all prior steps, I get stuck rather early in the installation process:
The EasyInstaller states: ‘Rebooting in bootloader mode’.
Then, my device shows a black screen with a few options.

1. Start
2. Restart bootloader
3. Recovery Mode
4. Show barcode
5. Power off

On the screen I see:
FastBoot Mode [red]
PRODUCT_NAME - [some name]
BOOTLOADER VERSION - [nothing written here]
BASEBAND VERSION - [nothing written here]
SERIAL NUMBER - [some serial number]
SECURE BOOT - yes
DEVICE_STATE - locked

I don’t know how to proceed. When I click on start, the device boots normally. However, my laptop now displays two partitions of the phone. The Easy Installation guide does not provide more guidelines but continues to show a fully loaded: ‘Rebooting in bootloader mode’. I cannot click continue or anything.

Maybe someone can help me out here.

All the best

[El-Barto]

Hi @sim and welcome aboard,

@sim

DEVICE_STATE - locked

I’m not familiar with your device (and the easy installer), but I am guessing that your hassle depends on the locked device state → https://source.android.com/docs/security/features/verifiedboot/device-state

The adb installation procedure for installing /e/ OS on your device is here, where you can find an explanation how to unlock (section “Unlocking the bootloader”) → https://doc.e.foundation/devices/instantnoodlep/install

Hope this helps…

[sim]

Hi @El-Barto,

Thanks a lot for your quick reply! I have just found an answer. The solution described here ([HOWTO] Fairphone 3/3+ stuck in fastboot/bootloader mode with the Easy Installer on Windows) helped. After the installation of the driver, I could continue the installation.

All the best
Sim

[El-Barto]

That sounds good, have fun with your new /e/ OS device.