"checking bootloader status" taking a very long time (Sony xperia 5 v)

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Hi all! Its been like this for multiple minutes. The cable is verified to be fine, and the port on my computer is also fine.

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Can someone please give me advice for what to do here? Thanks for reading.

Edit: I unplugged my phone, restarted the laptop and phone, and nothing broke here. However, I am encountering this exact same issue again.
USB Debugging is on, OEM unlocking is on, and this happens using any of the USB connection options, except for the ones that do nothing.
Also for context, my laptop is running Fedora Linux

Edit2: I have now unlocked the bootloader of my device using the code from Sony. I still have this issue :frowning:

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It seems that the phone is possibly stuck while trying to get into “fastboot mode”, I don’t know if it would work but you can try to force it by holding “volume down” and reboot it (maybe you need to hold power for some seconds to get it to restart)?

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Thanks for the suggestion! I will attempt this in the evening🤞