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Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 05/11/2019 07:40 PM
Improve explanation on the EFS
1 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h1. ReplicantInstallation |
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3 | h2. Backup your data |
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5 | Before attempting to install Replicant, you need to backup everything you can from the device as most of the data will be erased during the installation. |
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7 | You can skip this step if you have no data you want to keep. |
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9 | 7 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h2. Installation overview |
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11 | The installation of Replicant is several steps: |
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12 | * First you install a Replicant recovery. It's a very minimalist operating system that is dedicated to the installation of Replicant. |
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13 | * Then you download Replicant and use the recovery to install it. |
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15 | h2. Recovery installation |
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17 | To install the Replicant recovery, follow the instructions on the [[RecoveryInstallationWithHeimdall|Recovery installation with Heimdall]] wiki page. |
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19 | 10 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h2. Wipe the existing system, cache and data partitions |
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21 | 10 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | Once this is done, you then need to wipe the existing system, cache and data partitions. This is to ensure that the partitions are formatted correctly. |
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23 | 10 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | To wipe the system partition, once you are in the recovery: |
24 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | 1. Select Advanced |
25 | 2. Select Wipe system partition |
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26 | 10 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | 3. It will ask you to confirm the wipe, so you will need to select Yes to confirm it. |
27 | 4. Press the back key to get back to the general menu |
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29 | To then wipe the cache and data partitions: |
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30 | 1. Select Factory reset |
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31 | 2. Select Wipe data (keep media) |
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32 | 9 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | 3. It will ask you to confirm the wipe, so you will need to select Yes to confirm it. |
33 | 4. Press the back key to get back to the general menu |
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35 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h2. Using the recovery to install Replicant |
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37 | 4 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | Installing Replicant can be done either by: |
38 | * [[InstallOrUpgradeReplicantWithoutAComputer|downloading the installation files the device, without the need of a computer]] |
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39 | * [[InstallOrUpgradeReplicantFromMicroSD|using a computer and a microSD]] |
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40 | * [[InstallOrUpgradeReplicantFromInternalStorage|using a computer and the internal storage to store the installation files]] |
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42 | Once this is done, you will need to do a factory reset. |
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44 | h2. Factory reset |
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46 | To do a Factory reset, you need to be in the recovery. |
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48 | 1. Select Factory reset |
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49 | 2. Select Wipe data (keep media) |
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50 | 3. It will ask you to confirm the wipe, so you will need to select Yes to confirm it. |
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51 | 4. Press the back key to get back to the general menu |
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53 | h2. Reboot the device |
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55 | Once the factory reset is done, you can then reboot the device. |
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57 | In the recovery: |
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58 | 1. Select Reboot system now to reboot the device |
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59 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | 2. Your device now has Replicant installed! |
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61 | 14 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h2. Backup the modem data partition (called EFS) |
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63 | 14 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | Some of the devices supported by Replicant have a partition that contains the modem data (called EFS). |
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65 | 14 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | Now that Replicant is installed, it's a good idea to do a backup of it if your device has one. |
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67 | 11 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | This way it would be way easier to restore it if it becomes corrupted ("it can sometimes happen with Replicant":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1869). |
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69 | 14 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | For a list of devices that have a modem data partition, and for instructions on how to do a backup of it, see the [[BackupTheEFS|BackupTheEFS]] wiki page. |