Fedora to install GrapheneOS?

Hash9070

I just want to know if I can use fedora to install GrapheneOS through the WebUSB installer? I know it is not on the list of supported OS but I really don't want to move all my files and then install another distro because I already encrypted my computer. I didn't realize my mistake until I ordered my 6a that will arrive soon.

malatoi

Hello Hash9070,

if you have another Android device and a data cable, you can even use it to install GOS on your 6a. I did this with my Pixel 3 xl and my new Pixel 6 and it worked fine.
Both devices should be fully loaded and you should use a chrome based browser.
Of course you need ADB and fastboot on your computer, to unlock the bootloader, after enabling OEM unlocking.

According Fedora, have a look here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/vhkxus/can_i_install_graphene_os_on_a_google_pixel_with/

Good luck, malatoi

abcZ

Of course you can use Fedora.

surrealbubba

I wasn't able to get it to work through the WebUSB installer under Fedora, but it was fairly straightforward from the command-line. The official command-line guide won't be of help, in that it will get stuck on the same underlying issues as the WebUSB install, and it is all Ubuntu.

Here's what I did (to the best of my recollection/reconstruction)
Follow the official instructions up to the point of having OEM unlocked phone booted into bootloader and ready to connect to Fedora PC.
sudo dnf install android-tools
/connect phone via USB/
/see if fastboot sees phone/
sudo fastboot devices
sudo fastboot flashing unlock
download the appropriate file from https://grapheneos.org/releases and unzip
cd into the directory and
sudo ./flash-all.sh
/wait patiently/
sudo fastboot flashing lock

spacecicada

Thanks surrealbubba worked like a charm

graf

With sudo, I had to make the environment the same. For example:
sudo env "PATH=$PATH" fastboot devices

kriss

This is probably just a permission issue, which prevents Chromium to be able to connect to the USB device. To fix this you could do the following in a terminal.

Check if your current user is part of the "dailout" group:
groups ${USER}

Add the current user to the "dailout" group:
sudo usermod -aG dialout ${USER}

Restart Chromium/Chrome and you should be able to connect to your device via WebUSB