Unexperienced user needs help with installation, Nokia 6.1

Hallo everybody,
thank you for provideing so much support and info on this forum.

I’m afraid I’m a little overwhelmed with the GSI-setup on my phone . I had installed Lineage a couple month ago and was looking for an alternative. So Iode caught my attention.
I got stuck with restarting my device after flashing the following gsi .img using fastboot on a linux computer:
https://gitlab.iode.tech/ota/release/-/blob/master/gsi/iode-5.23-20260402-arm64_ab.img.xz?ref_type=heads

My device (unsopported): Nokia 6.1

Followed the instructions on how to install:
https://iode.tech/documentation/gsi/

After restart the device stays in the “androidONE” without any progress. Just had it like that for about 2 hours.

Does anyone know on how to get iode running from here? Looking forward to your responses!

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I didn’t know there was a Iodé available for Nokia 6.1 PL2.

Is your model TA-1043 or TA-1089 ? See Lineage wiki Install LineageOS on PL2 | LineageOS Wiki

You also can install official Lineage or Lineage for MicroG PL2

I would rather take that than some general gsi.

Hi Nollie,
it is a TA-1043.
I had installed LineageOS before. It was working fine but I’m interested in checking out iode. That’s why I tried to get it installed, even with a potential risk of incompability of components. (Or as it turns out the whole device)
But I agree now, that it won’t restart, that it’s probably better to stick to the supported Lineage Version.
Will try to reinstall that then. That’s probably the safest bet.
Thank you.

OK, managed to reinstall LOS.
Just to double check I installed Treble Info, too. Nokia 6.1 seems compatible.
So I might have messed something up during step by step installation or it actually does not work. If I find some more time I might try again.

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You can request a unofficial build for your device here:

Request unofficial builds for unsupported devices

Sorry I didn’t suggest that earlier, I didn’t realize an official LineageOS build existed. I could possibly add it to my build queue if others don’t beat me to it (let’s followup on the above thread).

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Seems that an unofficial build for PL2 is already available

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Nokia 6.1 (2018)

PL2 | TA-1043 | 4/64 GB

from LOS4microG to iodéOS via clean install per iodé-recovery, then adb -d sideload iode-6.13-20260320-UNOFFICIAL-PL2.zip and then easily updated to iode-6.14-20260411-UNOFFICIAL-PL2 via OTA-Update.

The entire flash process and OTA update take a little longer because the SoC Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 is not very powerful. Otherwise, the Nokia 6.1 is a solid companion with a stylish all metal design, embedded in a color-accented aluminum frame and aluminum back cover.

Thank you very much for iodéOS ROM building. :hot_beverage: for Dev.

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Thank you for sharing the link and info!
I’m too busy right now for checking the functionability of the Nokia 6.1 built, but want to test it, once more time is at hand.
If it works I will keep y’all posted.

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