LineageOS on Motorola Z2 Force

Whenever there is a major LineageOS Update, chances are that I forgot the flashing process. So here are the notes.

Disclaimer: Due to the missing tools to flash from OpenBSD, I use my work computer, which runs windows.

Required Downloads:

• Android Platform Tools (contains adb and fastboot)
• Motorola Smart Assistant (contains USB drivers for fastboot)

Prepare:

• Install motorola smart assistant
• Extract platform-tools make sure you’re in the platform tools directory or that they are in your $PATH.

Update steps:

• > Boot into bootloader (power+down)
• $ fastboot flash boot_a <lineageos_recovery>.img
• $ fastboot flash boot_b <lineageos_recovery>.img
• > Boot into bootloader (power+down) -> Boot Recovery
• > Factory Reset -> Wipe data / factory reset + Wipe System
• > Apply update -> adb sideload
• $ adb sideload <lineageos>.zip
• $ adb sideload <addons>.zip
• > Reboot

$ == commandline activity
> == phone activity

Notes:

• “adb devices” works without USB drivers
• “fastboot devices” shows nothing if USB drivers are not installed
• This phone has two boot areas and therefore “fastboot flash boot” will fail. The areas “boot_a” and “boot_b” must be used instead. If “boot_a” and “boot_b” are flashed differently, booting will fail.