Exactly that. It seems dead, but it seems to have switched mode in some way. Gently try each of those suggestions. Please don’t go beyond what seems sensible to you.
Thanks for the info.
I tried the hard reset, as there is no running OS necessary.
The phone doesnt react to any keys pressed, I tried all combinations.
Yes I tried.
When I connect the Phone to my windows Pc , It says for a few seconds „mediatek android device „, thats the only sign of life i get from the phone.
The log file kuvagiweqi.php looks perfectly ok like a successful flash process.
You mean because there is this “run a no script step. Waiting for user’s validation” text?
If I understand the source code of the installer correctly it means that the current step (and looking as the GS290 config in the installer that must be the “ask account” step) is not something the installer does automatically but needs the user to interact with the UI (in this case: selecting if they already have an /e/ account or want to create one right now). That doesn’t indicate a problem with the flashing.
As I said, the log indicates the flash process looks fine. I don’t have a GS290 so I can only (wildly) guess what’s wrong.
the GS290 wasn’t in a “fit state” to begin with (as I said, I don’t have one, no idea if something should have been done - like Android version upgrade? - as a prerequisite)
other things I can’t think of at the moment…
Edit: I wonder if the https://doc.e.foundation/pages/install_e_GS290_linux thing would have been needed in the first place?
Anyway, as the phone now should be in the correct state, maybe it’s sufficient to just start again.
I followed the steps the “EasyInstaller” told me to do, really carefully. I didnt read the “insturction set”. Also upgraded the phone to the latest Update it suggested.
Yes, it solved my black Screen. Before following the instructions, the screen stayed black no matter what I did ( pressing buttons for Hardware Reset).
Next time, before using the easyInstaller, I would carefully check if my phone is on Android10. I assumed it because i did all the updated the phone supposed, still I cant gurantee it was on 10.
I can also confirm, that this procedure solved the black screen issue after flashing /e/OS with Easy Installer. A stock Android version is up and running again. Thanks for the info!
if you still have the problem with GS290 with black screen not reacting to any button pressing follow the instructions mentioned here and it recovered a stock Android version on the GS290.
If you have access to a linux machine, follow the steps and the phone gets recovered.