Install crDroid 11 for Pixel 2

walleye

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-3.3.0-0-walleye.img
  • After TWRP booted, 'swipe to Allow Modifications'
  • Go to Advanced -> ADB Sideload and sideload zip:
adb sideload productpartition-walleye-v14.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:

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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