splattergames
no phone not new and I will put a sim in the phone and connect to my laptop to check the internet. At the moment I have 2 phones connected to my laptop (no home internet), 1 phone (Samsung s8) is set up as a 'hotspot' my other phone is the target phone (Pixel 8 Pro).

Sart okay, it seems like the bootloader is unlocked already. Have you tried the next step in the install (flashing)?
Edit: disconnect other devices, that may interfere with the flashing process! The Pixel should be the only phone connected via USB to your host machine during flashing.

  • Sart replied to this.

    Sart

    Officially supported browsers for the web install method:

    Chromium (outside Ubuntu, since they ship a broken Snap package without working WebUSB)
    Vanadium (GrapheneOS)
    Google Chrome
    Microsoft Edge
    Brave (with Brave Shields disabled, since it caps storage usage at a low value to avoid fingerprinting available storage)

    Sart Did you download the udev rules and followed the rest of the instructions on the page? (assuming you are on Linux)

    Yeah I was just about to say that. To make sure nothing else is interfering with the WebInstaller, make sure to quit all other tabs, close all other programs (especially those that might also be talking to udev like RGB software or similar) and make sure that adb isn't interfering. You may run adb kill-server in the terminal to make sure.

    • Sart replied to this.

      I must sign-off now,
      THANK YOU EVERYONE,
      can we pick this up again tomorrow?

      Sart check if anything on your system is using that port. You can run sudo lsof -i :5037 and post the output (if any).
      Edit: probably nevermind; that indicates that adb server is not running in the first place...

      • Sart replied to this.

        Must go for now.

        Sart yeah. That's normal (see my edit). If you want to continue tomorrow, we can make a cut here.

        raccoondad

        hi, my phone was bought brand new from 'Giffgaff' the phone was in the unlocked state, phone is 2 months old now, 'Google' gave me the bootloader unlock command 2 days ago, so I assume everything is legit.

        Sart well, we've already established that your bootloader seems to be unlocked. If all else fails, you still have the option to install via CLI (terminal), but that depends on how comfortable you are with the command line.
        I assume there's something on your system blocking USB access to the device, it's just hard to figure out from a distance what that might be.

        OEM unlocking can not be turned off while the bootloader is unlocked, that's working as intended.

        You're on Ubuntu, check Brave isn't installed as a snap. Avoid flatpak too.