[Google Pixel 4a Questions & Answers] gwilh:
Hello there 👋,

I tried to install /e/OS on my Google Pixel 4a (5G) "Bramble" using the easy-installer and something went wrong.

I mention my computer is running XUbuntu 22.04 and snap easy-installer v0.18.1.

1. I followed all instructions : developper mode, USB Debug, OEM unlock, File Transfert, fastboot unlock bootloader etc...

2. At the booting on recovery step, the phone entered a loop of two screens:

Unlocked bootloader warning <-> White screen with Google logo.​

And the easy-installer was stuck into Wait Recovery stage.​

3. After twenty minutes in that loop I decided to restart all.

But the phone does not boot: no valid slot to boot, and impossible to go into Recovery mode (again that loop).​

4. Then I tried to switch to slot a : ./fastboot set_active a

It is still not possible to boot on system​

But now, I am able to go into Recovery mode. Any reason to that ?​

On the Recovery screen, I see 12/SQ3A.220705.003.A1.

I downloaded the corresponding stock images + the OTA full image from google website.

I also have the pixel-bramble /e/OS and recovery-e images downloaded.

I fear to do something bad, anyone have advices on what should I do ?

Any ideas on what happened ?

More details:

❯ ./fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) product:bramble
(bootloader) serialno:_________________
(bootloader) variant:SM7 UFS
(bootloader) max-download-size:0x10000000
(bootloader) slot-suffixes:_a,_b
(bootloader) version-bootloader:b5-0.4-8351080
(bootloader) version-baseband:g7250-00202-220422-B-8489468
(bootloader) secure-boot:PRODUCTION
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) hw-revision:MP1.0
(bootloader) is-userspace:no
(bootloader) slot-count:2
(bootloader) current-slot:a
(bootloader) unlocked:yes
(bootloader) nos-production:yes
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:1
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:a:0
(bootloader) slot-unbootable:a:yes
(bootloader) slot-successful:a:no
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:b:0
(bootloader) slot-unbootable:b:yes
(bootloader) slot-successful:b:no
(bootloader) battery-voltage:4268
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) snapshot-update-status:none
(bootloader) storage-vendor:MICRON
(bootloader) storage-model:MT128GASAO4U21
(bootloader) storage-rev:0302
(bootloader) citadel-fw:0.0.3/brick_v0.0.8512-262df920c 2022-04-29 21:09:
(bootloader) auto-shutdown:0
(bootloader) partition-type:ssd:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:ssd:0x2000
(bootloader) partition-typeersist:raw
(bootloader) partition-sizeersist:0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-type:misc:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:misc:0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:keystore:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:keystore:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:frp:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:frp:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:boot_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:boot_a:0x6000000
(bootloader) partition-type:boot_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:boot_b:0x6000000
(bootloader) partition-type:vendor_boot_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:vendor_boot_a:0x6000000
(bootloader) partition-type:vendor_boot_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:vendor_boot_b:0x6000000
(bootloader) partition-type:dtbo_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:dtbo_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:dtbo_b:0x1000000
(bootloader) partition-type:modem_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:modem_b:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:klog:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:klog:0x800000
(bootloader) partition-type:metadata:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:metadata:0x1000000
(bootloader) partition-type:vbmeta_system_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:vbmeta_system_a:0x10000
(bootloader) partition-type:vbmeta_system_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:vbmeta_system_b:0x10000
(bootloader) partition-type:super:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:xbl_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:xbl_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:xbl_b:0x380000
(bootloader) partition-type:xbl_config_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:xbl_config_b:0x20000
(bootloader) partition-type:ALIGN_TO_128K_1:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:ALIGN_TO_128K_1:0x1A000
(bootloader) partition-type:cdt:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:ddr:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:tz_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:hyp_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:abl_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:keymaster_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib64_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:cmnlib64_a:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:devcfg_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:devcfg_a:0x20000
(bootloader) partition-type:qupfw_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:vbmeta_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:reserve_1:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:uefisecapp_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:imagefv_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:apdp_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:multiimgoem_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:featenabler_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:aop_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:aop_b:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:tz_b:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:hyp_b:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:abl_b:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:keymaster_b:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib_b:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:devcfg_b:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:qupfw_b:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:featenabler_b:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:spunvm:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:spunvm:0x800000
(bootloader) partition-type:splash:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:splash:0x8000
(bootloader) partition-type:limits:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:limits:0x1000
(bootloader) partition-type:limits-cdsp:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:limits-cdsp:0x1000
(bootloader) partition-type:toolsfv:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:logfs:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:logfs:0x800000
(bootloader) partition-type:storsec:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:storsec:0x20000
(bootloader) partition-type:uefivarstore:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:secdata:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:secdata:0x7000
(bootloader) partition-type:ALIGN_TO_128K_2:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:ALIGN_TO_128K_2:0x1A000
(bootloader) partition-type:modemst1:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:modemst2:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:modemst2:0x280000
(bootloader) partition-type:fsg:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:fsg:0x280000
(bootloader) partition-type:fsc:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:product_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:system_ext_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:vendor_a:raw
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(bootloader) partition-type:system_a-cow:raw
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