New GOS user on a Pixel 6a

neotux

Hi,

Since yesterday evening I am a happy owner of a Pixel 6a that got GrapheneOS flashed on right after unboxing and preparation of the phone according to instructions on GOS' site.

I used the CLI method on a Archlinux system with GNOME. I was a bit hesitant because of the following remark on the instructions' page:

On Linux, GNOME has a bug causing compatibility issues with the installation process. It wrongly detects the phone in fastboot mode or fastbootd mode as being an MTP device and claims exclusive control over it. This will block the install process from proceeding. We don't yet have more specific instructions on working around this issue than avoiding GNOME or another desktop environment running the GNOME services such as GVFS. We expect the problem is in GVFS, so stopping all of the services should work, but you'll need to mask them or they'll auto restart.

The installation went just fine though without the need to do any adjustment being done for the GVFS issue described above. If you want me to provide more specific info on my Linux system, please feel free to ask.

I would need to start reading up on documentation and take some time to acquaint myself with GOS . I would greatly appreciate any comments and suggestions and look forward to meeting the GOS' community.

Lastly, I would like to thank the GrapheneOS' developers and everyone involved in the project for all the great work.
Thank you!

unwat

neotux

Welcome! You can find a wealth of info on the website. You can get acquainted with the features and how to work with them there.

But I think that one of the best things about GrapheneOS is that, for the most part, once it's installed you don't really have to do anything different if you don't want to. And, as Tango said, if you have questions, we have lots of helpful and knowledgeable people here to help!

tango

Hi,
Welcome to the forum. I can recommend you watch youtube videos by "side of burritos" on Grapheneos to get you started. There will always be someone to help on here also with any technical queries.

Aaron

tango Second the Side of Burrito's recommendation. Great channel for non-professionals.

neotux

tango unwat and Aaron

Thank you so much for the replies and the welcome!

In fact SideofBurritos is "partially responsible" for convincing me to take the leap.
I have known about Graphene for some time and watching his videos helped me to make up my mind. I just needed to get a new compatible phone to try it on and when the opportunity presented itself I didn't hesitate.

I do like to read documentation and stuff and even though the most technical parts of them could pass over my head, they give some insight in how things are done.

As I mentioned previously, I went the CLI route and the installation was really smooth and fast. I have played around with the device a little bit today and the experience is very positive so far. I am glad that I finally got here and judging by your friendly responses, I feel happy to be here and assured that there will be no lack of support for a newcomer to GrapheneOS as myself.

matchboxbananasynergy

neotux Glad to hear that your initial impression is positive! If you have any questions, feel free to make a new post here and we'll be more than happy to help.

If you use Matrix, you can even DM me and I'll do my best to get back to you as quickly as possible. My Matrix ID can be found in my bio here on my forum profile.

neotux

matchboxbananasynergy

Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity!
Learning as I go, I'll surely stumble upon issues or things I wonder about. I'll look into sign up for Matrix too. Good to know that there are several channels for the community to find their way around, perhaps for many, quite new things and concepts. Thanks again