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Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 10/21/2020 03:36 PM
installing is more commonly understood than flashing
1 | 26 | Mark Matney | h1. Replicant installation |
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3 | 24 | Mark Matney | To obtain a properly-functioning Replicant installation, each of the following steps must be performed in sequence. |
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5 | 24 | Mark Matney | {{toc}} |
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7 | 27 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h2. Obtain a supported device and check its status |
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9 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | Replicant can only be installed on one of the [[Index#Supported-devices|supported devices]]. Please make sure that you have the correct device model before proceeding. |
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11 | 31 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | *The model number on your device must exactly match the model number specified on the Replicant wiki page for that device.* For example, if you want to use the [[GalaxyS2I9100|Galaxy S II]], you must obtain the GT-I9100 model (not SGH-I777, etc.). |
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13 | 31 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | Also check the status of your device in the [[DeviceStatus#Replicant-60| Replicant 6.0 status page]] as it has a list of what is supposed to be working or not. |
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15 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h2. Backup the device |
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17 | 22 | Mark Matney | If your device storage contains any data that is important to you, back it up now. All existing data will be erased during the installation. |
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19 | 21 | Mark Matney | h2. Install the recovery image |
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21 | To install the [[RecoveryImage|Replicant recovery image]], follow the instructions on the [[RecoveryInstallationWithHeimdall|Recovery installation with Heimdall]] wiki page. |
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23 | 32 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | After installing the recovery image to your device, it should have rebooted into the recovery. |
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25 | 9 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h2. Wipe the storage volume partitions |
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27 | 22 | Mark Matney | To ensure that the new partitions are formatted correctly, you must wipe the existing partitions. |
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29 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h3. Wipe system partition |
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31 | 22 | Mark Matney | To wipe the system partition, from the recovery main menu: |
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33 | 22 | Mark Matney | # Select *Advanced*. |
34 | # Select *Wipe system partition*. |
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35 | # It will ask you to confirm the wipe, so you will need to select *Yes* to confirm it. |
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36 | # Press the back key to get back to the recovery main menu. |
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38 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h3. Wipe cache and data partitions |
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40 | 22 | Mark Matney | To wipe the cache and data partitions, from the recovery main menu: |
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42 | 22 | Mark Matney | # Select *Factory reset*. |
43 | # Select *Wipe data (keep media)*. |
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44 | # It will ask you to confirm the wipe, so you will need to select *Yes* to confirm it. |
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45 | # Press the back key to get back to the recovery main menu. |
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47 | h2. Install the operating system |
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49 | 22 | Mark Matney | Choose one of the following installation methods: |
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51 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | * [[InstallOrUpgradeReplicantFromMicroSD|using a computer and a microSD]] |
52 | * [[InstallOrUpgradeReplicantWithADB|using a computer, and USB cable and the command line to do the installation]] |
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53 | 30 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | * -[[InstallOrUpgradeReplicantWithoutAComputer|downloading the installation files directly to the device, without the need of a computer]]- |
54 | * -[[InstallOrUpgradeReplicantFromInternalStorage|using a computer and the internal storage to store the installation files]]- |
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57 | h2. Factory reset the device |
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59 | 22 | Mark Matney | To perform a factory reset, from the recovery main menu: |
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61 | 22 | Mark Matney | # Select *Factory reset*. |
62 | 23 | Mark Matney | # Select *Full factory reset*. |
63 | # It will ask you to confirm the reset, so you will need to select *Yes* to confirm it. |
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64 | 22 | Mark Matney | # Press the back key to get back to the recovery main menu. |
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66 | 17 | Mark Matney | h2. Reboot the device |
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68 | 22 | Mark Matney | From the recovery main menu, select *Reboot system now*. |
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70 | 22 | Mark Matney | Congratulations, you have successfully installed Replicant! |
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72 | 11 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | h2. Backup the modem data partition (EFS) |
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74 | 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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76 | 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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78 | 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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80 | 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. |