[Redmi Note 10 Pro] Sheist!:
Sadly, e/OS won't work for me.

REMINDERS:

Remove your prepaid SIM before starting.

You have to flash EVERYTHING via adb sideload [file.zip] and fastboot flash recovery [file.img].

After flash, re-enable Developer Options, and then enable USB Debugging AND don't forget to UNCHECK the "mobile data always active."

Change to File Transfer in Default USB Configuration, if you use a PC a lot, like I do.

PROBLEM:

From instructions: "If your current installation is newer or older than the required version, please upgrade or downgrade to the required version before proceeding by following this guide." (Page not found!)

Basically, just adb sideload your required version.

PROBLEM:

- Firmware error attempting to adb sideload downgraded firmware

(I skipped the 3.8 gig full stock rom in favor of just their specific firmware from here:

https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/archive/firmware/sweet)

Verifying update package...

footer is wrong

Updage package verification took 0.0 s

Signature verification failed

error: 21

Signature verification failed

Install anyway? (choose yes, just like LineageOS are also told)

PROBLEM:

Started with e/OS recovery, format data as instructed. No problem. Sideloaded ROM. No problem.

About 20 seconds later, I accidentally rebooted by button, it showed Derpfest system splash! Yikes. What went wrong?

Would not boot, it returned to recovery again. Shows installation corrupt.

Rebooted again, same.

Chose Format data (2nd time), reboot, finally came up with e/OS.

(Note the install instructions do NOT state to format TWICE. I first STARTED with an unencrypted ROM via disabling PIN and any fingerprint. I formatted first, as recommended in the instructions.)

BUMMERS:

- Someone explain to me WHY they insist on us using THEIR recovery just so we can use adb sideload anyway? I want to install from external card; I don't care about your custom recovery logo! All the firmware/ROM flashing is adb sideload anyway. This is the same generic recovery used by many customs and they just slap their name on their rebranded simple recovery. We still cannot flash recovery images from within it - it sees only zips w/no setting to change this JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER GENERIC RECOVERY FAILS TO DO. I should not have to go to fastboot every time just to flash a new recovery image. In moments like this, I sorely miss TWRP and OrangeFox.

- No app tray, really? Reminds me of the style of iOS which I never wanted.

- Android 13, not 14. Really, A13? This update is from March 26, 2024! I had A14 on other custom ROMs.

- Wallpaper style has no way to change rows layout.

SO WHAT IS GOOD?:

Has navigation button reorientation. (invert layout)

Has advanced restart.

Clean appearance, quick and sharp.

DEALBREAKER:

- Logged in to Google via MicroG in Settings. No Play Store icon. Drive won't start. Says "Sorry! Drive has stopped unexpectedly." This must be the "crash" I was warned about. Issue repeats. Not a good sign. Dump data, force stop, reboot phone - no effect. Tried to report it: "Feedback currently not possible." (Wifi is on and connnected/logged in fine)

It just keeps crashing and won't open or just freezes on the screen forever until prompts me to wait or close it.

For me, this makes MicroG and e/OS a dealbreaker. I am not interested in what else fails with MicroG.

Best of luck to you. :cowboy:

EDIT: App Lounge seems very sparse and no Drive there, of course. It can't be HOW I installed drive, as mine is an offline raw app save. Research says it works on MicroG and e/OS, but that may now be wrong. No luck with F-Droid, either. Bummer.

EDIT 2: App tray does look missing and this is annoying. Manually moving apps to another screen is wacky; it skips the screen too fast, and can't drop it. Annoying. I can use Drive via browser, but no luck with the app. The MicroG screen in Settings is not very intuitive. It has a built-in Safetynet entry, but since the recent migration to Play Integrity, AND that is is built on Android 13, that looks to be legacy now. I'd be curious to hear from anyone more comfortable with existing MicroG theory and best practices.

EDIT 3: Magisk 27.0 installs fine, also via adb sideload. Hiding it works fine. I installed the PIF and playcurl modules, but since the PI checker needs the missing Play Store, can't get any useful response.