I'm stuck in the web install process. After many cycles of rebooting the laptop and the phone (the phone is in developer mode with the OEM unlocking greyed dark but set on) the loop is as follows"
I start the Pixel 8 and boot into the bootloader The phone stops at the Fastboot Mode in red. Connect the phone via the prescribed USB cable. Then also opened the web installer scrolling down to Unlock the bootloader. I get a msg that the Bootloader is already unlocked. This step does not offer the screen to select the Pixel 8, only did so on the first time through
Next, poke the Download Release (again note the select Pixel 8 was only offered the first time through) it completes and it gets msg Downloaded shiba-install 2024090400.zip
When I next poke the Flash Release button it gives me: Error: you need to download a release first.
And that is the loop.
The phone will boot to standard Android 14 OS. I've closed the Developer mode trying to lock the bootloader looking to get to a fresh start but it won't lock the bootloader.