hahahah would one like to hear something ridiculous yet really funny?
I just plugged in the tab S5e into another tablet (HP elite) running windows 10. And the S5e got recognized immediately.
Who would have thought I would be needing a tablet to liberate another tablet 
I will try version 1.7 then as suggested above and I’ll let you guys know how it goes.
ok I see, so then better to wait for e 1.9?
i can confirm that the android security patch level is 22-11-2. I will hang tight then until e 1.9
uggg 
My e OS phone tells me 1.9 is available. I am excited.
How can I tell the security patch level of e OS 1.9 is greater than 22-11-2?
I hope I can start flashing e os soon on this tablet
Simply check out the Release notes,
/e/OS 1.9 shows as Android SPL 5 February 2023.
a sigh of relief. pfffffffff
It worked having spend all this time wading through the instructions.
Thanks guys. I’ll probably never want to do something like this again
ANyway please let me know when the easy installer also supports tablets
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