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BQ Aquaris E5 HD

Phone · BQ

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Partial Bootloader unlock + custom ROM

One source so far. Yes needs a second independent source.

Difficulty

Moderate

Brick risk

Medium

Legal risk

Low

Not stock root. Needs an unlocked bootloader and a custom ROM.

How-to

How to

Unlock the bootloader and install custom firmware (postmarketOS and Ubuntu Touch). postmarketOS status: testing.

Follow the specialist sources linked on this page. If this path is a jailbreak, unlock, or flash, the specialist wiki is the how-to — we do not copy those steps here.

Notes

Ubuntu Touch and postmarketOS builds for this device are based on LineageOS device trees.

pmOS uses independent kernel (mainline).

SourcesNot yet verified

https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/master/device/testing/device-bq-vegetahd gitlab.com
https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/vegetahd devices.ubuntu-touch.io

Author canirootit research

BQ Aquaris E5 HD

How-to

How to

Notes

SourcesNot yet verified

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