Trying to understand installation

Using /e/OS Setup
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Hi Everyone,

I’m new to e/OS and trying to understand how to get it running on a new phone I’ve purchased. I’m not new to the concepts, as I’ve been using graphene os on a pixel 6a for years, so I understand what a boot loader is and the limitations of imitation google play service layers.

I’ve purchased a Motorola G84 (based on it being on the supported device list), I’ve been reading through the install guide, and the forum post of suggested improvements to the install guide together, but there are still a lot of things I can’t understand (or see a reason for why it’s required).

If anyone can explain what some of these things are and why they’re listed, I’m sure it would be helpful to others looking to feel comfortable with proceeding to install.

  • On this page, what are safetynet and rootbeer?

On the install guide

  • The process isn’t clear to me. I get that you need to install adb and unlock the bootloader, but then the guide says download “all the files”. I assume this means only one version of the two files (build and recovery image), what would I need the other versions for?
  • Why do we need “additional partitions”?
  • Why do we need to “Temporarily boot a custom recovery”

If anyone can walk through why those steps are needed, it’d be really helpful to understanding the install process as a whole.

Thanks in advance!

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SafetyNet is an more or less obsolte verification that your device is legit and apps you installed can trust it. Made by google, therefore needed in banking apps (depending on the app). I has been succeeded by Play Integrity. Rootbeer as far as I know, is helping to get SafetyNet verification, there for all this is for making your apps run properly.

You have 2 zips, the OS and recovery. In the recovery zip you have all the image files (dtbo for partitions, etc.) needed.

Because Android needs it and your device not have it with the currently installed version

So you can sideload the OS

Can’t understand why it is relevant, it is part of the installation process without it, you will not install it and have a working OS on the devices, that is why it is needed…

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I guess graphene is different as you will be familiar with flashing a Fastboot ROM (??). This install page is an install of partitions “progessively” via install of certain initially required partitions then Recovery then the ROM itself.

I think @mihi gives the full answer.

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Thankyou both for the replies :slight_smile:

I think I’m getting my head around it now, it just seemed a bit out of sequence to be “recovering” something I hadn’t installed yet (e/OS).

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Yes, also it looks a bit strange to use a feature called “apply update” when you are doing the first install of the OS