[UNOFFICIAL BUILD] Google / LG Nexus 5X (bullhead) for /e/OS-S

/e/OS Devices UnOfficial Builds
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For Samsung Galaxy 4 or LG Nexus 5x?

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For Nexus 5 please !

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Are you using this version:

e-1.17-q-20231221-UNOFFICIAL-bullhead.zip
https://sourceforge.net/projects/eosbuildsronnz98/files/OtherSmartphones/e-1.17-q-20231221-UNOFFICIAL-bullhead.zip/download

This is confirmed working. R and S version I donā€™t have positive feedback yet

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Yes thatā€™s this one, I had to scroll through the post to find out this is the working version.
The other one I tried is stuck in a reboot loop.

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You can try new R build, however I donā€™t think chances are high that it works:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/eosbuildsronnz98/files/OtherSmartphones/e-2.0-r-20240518-UNOFFICIAL-bullhead.zip/download

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No it doesnā€™t work. I am currently syncing the repository using docker, it should build an image for me, but I had to skip the proprietary blob extraction because I couldnā€™t find any file called extract_files.sh. Do you know where we can get it ?

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I donā€™t understand the build instructions. We need to clone the docker image and i donā€™t even know where the data goes, then we need to extract the proprietary datas into a folder that doesnā€™t exist with a script that doest exists either. Maybe itā€™s needed to run the socker build first to get folders and script setup then rerun after having deal with proprietary blobs ?

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Yes, first install the docker instance for /e/OS version you want. However I prefer the repo way:

For extracting vendor blobs, here are the instructions:
https://wiki.lineageos.org/extracting_blobs_from_zips

The file extract_files.sh is in the device folder of the smartphone eg: device/lge/bullhead
If you have a supported device all needed files (except vendor files which you need to get from eg gibhub/TheMuppets) are available after running breakfast DEVICECODE. For unsupported devices you need to either manually put all files in the respective folders or if there is a manifest.xml can run repo sync.

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Excuse me ronn, but I donā€™t got the repo syncing done even after a night of download. It seems like itā€™s downloading all os version for all devices.
So do you think that an update of the working 1.17-q os would make the store work with a google account and if yes could you compile it ?

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Unfortunately /e/OS-Q reached end of life, so no versions will be released

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Ok, thatā€™s what I thought.
Have you tried both variants of the lattest eos ?
The one you shared seemed to also work, it starts the vm and shows the form to unlock the datas but restarts at this point.

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By the way, did you try the official dev version for the bullhead ? I couldnā€™t boot it.

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Tried S and R, but did get feedback that it does not work. I donā€™t own the device myself

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Itā€™s strange that the kernel will boot the vm, to then reboot when asking for unlock.
I had a faulty nexus 5 that did exactly that before, but since I ordered one on ebay for 40 bucks, it works.
I will try to follow your article for using repo, maybe this will allow to download less datas than docker because iā€™m very limited in terms of connection.

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Hi,

Iā€™m sorry if I ask dumb question.
I have an LG Nexus 5x and I was wondering what I could do with it.
I found this thread, but as Iā€™m completely new with Android custom ROM, Iā€™m a bit lost.

What I managed to do is install the TWRP as recovery.
Then Wipe all except the storage.
Then via TWRP I sideload with adb the e-1.17-q-20231221-UNOFFICIAL-bullhead.zip.

So, now it boots, then start the first boot setup, but all apps are closing and then it reboot.

What I donā€™t understant is what it means to:

  • flash Magisk-v23.0.zip
  • boot phone, load Magisk, let phone reboot (note how storage is inaccessible)
  • boot TWRP recovery and flash [Magisk]_FUSE_DISABLER.zip
  • boot phone and storage now is accessible

??
any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks.

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did you use this version? It has been confirmed working by @lucky-dragon

You donā€™t need Magisk

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I first flash the wrong version (e-2.0-r-20240518-UNOFFICIAL-bullhead), so this explain why all the apps crashed.
Then I tried again with the version e-1.17-q-20231221-UNOFFICIAL-bullhead.zip, but I also sideloaded the Gapp (MindTheGapps-10.0.0-arm64-20230922_081111)
And now is booting OK, it is failing to finish the first setup.
I can connect to the Wifi, but then it fails to find any updates and if I donā€™t set the wifi, it just say ā€œJust a secā€ but it never endsā€¦

So, I will try again flashing the e-1.17-q and do just that to see if it behave differently then.

Update
This time it has work without an issue !
Thanks for your work and your help.

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