Rooting and trying different OS roms is now more safe since there is a way to revert to the original for ROM. https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405858261777?s=09

I am exactly facing this situation ! I relock the bootloader before the first start of the OS and now i am stuck waiting for the support team answer ! So it is a really good option to start the OS once before relocking the bootloader to ensure that everything work perfectly !

I’m happy others are warned now but I’m very sorry for you that you’ve been the one having had to discover this. I really hope you’ll find some way out!

[image] EmmanuelH: I relock the bootloader before the first start of the OS Huh, did you flash the partitions by hand? :thinking: If you used one of the included scripts, the phone should have rebooted automatically.

It’s better to let it unlocked then install the original ROM , boot and then if everything goes well relock if needed. I guess that’s the best option. I have it unlocked and rooted. Since the original ROM is near stock android another ROM is not necessary for me. In the first place I was interested …

Nop, I use the script given by the FP Team. It did not reboot automatically. It’s better to let it unlocked then install the original ROM , boot and then if everything goes well relock if needed. I guess that’s the best option. I am agree with you @H_Verweij , i guess i could be noticed in the s…

Interesting, the script should take care of the reboot automatically (worked for me). My guess is that it actually did reboot, but to the wrong slot, so it immediately went back to fastboot. That happens all the time and might be hard to notice. I agree, this has to be mentioned in the docs!

I think its in de discription already but maybe i dont understand it well enough: [image] FP4. Install Fairphone OS offline To update your Fairphone 4 (FP4), always use the regular procedure.If you encounter an issue, you can follow this article to perform a manual update installation o…

They link to the unlocking / locking support article which mentions: - IMPORTANT - Please, be aware that: If you installed a 3rd-party OS, locking your bootloader might prevent your device from booting correctly. To prevent unauthorized access to your data, locking the bootloader will delete al…

[image] anon73661646: OT: As a linux user, this hurts :see_no_evil: Ubuntu is the next Windows :wink:

[image] anon73661646: kernel 18.04.x :point_up_2: :point_up_2: :point_up_2: I wasn’t aware we reached kernel 18.04 already, better get my 5.16 one upgraded fast… :smirk:

Finally the FP4 ROM file is available

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