Pixel 3 stuck on fastboot screen

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Hello. I must have done something wrong while trying to install Calyxos on a pixel 3. The device is unlocked and I am stuck on the fastboot screen. It won’t go past this screen or allow me to install either google or any calyx. I keep getting the little android guy then back to the fastboot screen. Any ideas what I can do to fix?
Thanks
Kat

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Give this a shot and see if you can get it back.

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Thanks, I will give it another try today. The problem I seem to be having is that it says the device is unauthorized. I’m assuming that means since I can’t actually get on a screen to give permission to my computer to transfer the files it won’t let me flash the new OS to the phone. Thanks
Kat

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What Distro are you flashing from?

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Well, originally it was from Fedora, that’s when I messed it up somehow. I tried to flash the original android is back on from both Fedora and windows 10. So far no luck.

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Hmm keep trying it’s sometimes a matter of hitting the right buttons to get it to break out of the cycle. Win 10 should be best for this currently. I am unsure the ability of Fedora for flashing phones. We prefer Arch based distros if anything.

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Well, when I did my first one I used Fedora and it’s been working great so far. It seems to me that for some reason Calyx just didn’t get flashed, so now I don’t have either os on the phone. So I have been getting errors either that the phone is not authorized, or that there is no matching os, or it does not see the phone at all. I obviously can’t authorize file sharing because there is no os on the phone. I’ll keep trying though.

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Yes, we have seen this happen plenty and the stick to it crowd has always managed to recover the phone. It’s just as much a matter of persistence as it is any technical know-how.

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Hi, I finally got the stupid thing unstuck and Calyx installed. As you said, it was just a matter of trial and error and mostly just getting lucky. Thanks for your help. I can’t wait to do another one, maybe with a different os.
Kat

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That’s great news! You are now also able to recover from problems this is a very useful skill to have! Congratulations on your success.