Install crDroid 11 for Pixel 2 XL

Flashing instructions

Pre-installation:

• Make sure you are on the latest stable Pixel firmware installed (A11)
• Download TWRP and repartition zip for Pixel 2 XL
• On your computer open Command Prompt or Terminal and go to ADB folder location
• Reboot phone to fastboot with adb reboot bootloader
• Boot TWRP with command:

fastboot boot twrp-3.7.0_9-0-taimen.img

• After TWRP booted, 'swipe to Allow Modifications'
• Go to Advanced -> ADB Sideload and sideload zip:

adb sideload repartition-taimen-v15.zip

• After the zip is getting finished, will ask you to wipe data. Go to TWRP main page -- Wipe -- Format Data -- type yes and wipe
• After that, go to Reboot -> Bootloader

Note:

• If you want to go back to stock partition table, use the same steps as before, but use stock-partition-pixel2xl zip:

adb sideload stock-partition-pixel2xl.zip

• after that, flash the latest official Google Pixel 2 XL factory image

First time installation (clean flash):

Download:

• ROM (obviously)
• Recovery boot.img (from download page, recovery button)
• Gapps (my Nikgapps variants optimized for Pixels or official NikGapps variants)
• Optional if you want root, install Magisk Kitsune (get it on release page from their GitHub - click on "Assets" and download app-release apk)

Installation instructions:

• On your computer open Command Prompt or Terminal and go to ADB folder location
• Reboot phone to fastboot with adb reboot bootloader
• Flash crDroid Recovery with command:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

• fastboot will flash recovery to active slot
• With volume buttons, go to Recovery Mode
• In crDroid Recovery, go to Apply update - Apply from ADB
• After that execute this command:

adb sideload zip_name.zip (where zip_name is crDroid zip for your device)

• After ROM installation finished, recovery will ask you to switch to the opposite slot to flash Gapps and/or Magisk. Select yes.
• After reboot to recovery, adb sideload Gapps and/or Magisk.
• Reboot to recovery
• After reboot - Factory reset.
• Reboot and enjoy

Dirty flash via recovery:

• On your computer open Command Prompt or Terminal and go to ADB folder location
• Reboot into Recovery using adb reboot recovery
• In crDroid Recovery, go to Apply update - Apply from ADB
• After that execute this command:

adb sideload zip_name.zip (where zip_name is crDroid zip for your device)

• After ROM installation finished, recovery will ask you to switch to the opposite slot to flash Gapps and/or Magisk. Select yes.
• After reboot to recovery, adb sideload Gapps and/or Magisk.
• Reboot and enjoy

Update installation:

Via OTA:

• Use Updater to update to latest version. Gapps (if installed) are being kept
• Go to Settings -> System -> Updater and download latest build
• Choose install and let it finish
• After OTA update finished, don't reboot yet, go to Magisk, press on Install and install to Inactive Slot (After OTA)
• Reboot

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