Hallo treequell, really appreciate your time to respond, thank you
And also thanks for the heads up with the end of life bit, I figured it was getting there...-- I got the 4a Pixel last year as a used/excellent purchase and put Calyx on it, on a bit of a budget now and not ready to re-do the phone.... but I hear you about the end of life. I also like that the 4a still has a headphone jack....
I have 40 GB free storage on my PC. Is the "bramble" download supposed to download to my PC or to the phone? I searched my PC (and I have clicked download multiple times on the web install page) and cannot find it. My PC does not see the plugged in phone either.
I have tried different USB ports on my PC and tried another pro USB-C cable-- the cable that came with the phone is not the google cable...
I am using Brave browser and closed all tabs except this one and the install page. I only have Brave and Firefox on my PC (deleted Edge a couple years ago, no Chrome either). I'm using Proton VPN but disconnected that too.
- How does one reboot the phone and PC into the bootloader interface? The phone only has the fastboot mode screen left on the phone display, it appears the rest of Calyx is erased? I'll reboot the PC while the phone is plugged in and see what happens.
gosh, still no joy, but again, appreciate your time, thanks