# "waiting for any device" iode installation **URL:** \ **Category:** Installation Help\ **Tags:** Pixel7\ **Created:** [10 February 2026 01:32 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703 "2026-02-10T01:32:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2026 01:32 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/1 "2026-02-10T01:32:55Z")
Hi. I am installing iode after a successful Google reset and the iode installer seems to be stuck “waiting for any device” while the phone is booted into FASTBOOTD with a yellow and orange screen and options Reboot system now, Enter recovery, Reboot to bootloader, and Power off. Any ideas? See output below of installation. I started this install on Windows where it hung in FASTBOOTD and then I retried iode’s installer with Linux and I am once again hung up at “waiting for any device”. When I say hung I mean the installer did whatever work it did and then rebooted to fastboot mode and it says waiting for any device. Same thing after I rebooted Linux device and the iode installer redownloaded files and went through the work again and now I am again back at the FASTBOOTD screen. Very frustrating. Do I Reboot system now, Enter recovery, Reboot to bootloader, or Power off??? Everytime I try to install iode with the iode installer I end up back at a Google operating system. ---
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2026 02:53 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/2 "2026-02-10T02:53:23Z")
Setting current slot to ‘a’ OKAY [0.112s] Finished. Total time: 0.113s Warning: skip copying bootloader\_a image avb footer (bootloader\_a partition size: 0, bootloader\_a image size: 14765832). Sending ‘bootloader\_a’ (14419 KB) OKAY [0.394s] Writing ‘bootloader\_a’ (bootloader) Flashing pack version cloudripper-16.0-13291549 (bootloader) flashing platform gs201 (bootloader) Validating partition ufs (bootloader) Validating partition ufs (bootloader) Validating partition partition:0 (bootloader) Validating partition partition:1 (bootloader) Validating partition partition:2 (bootloader) Validating partition partition:3 (bootloader) Validating partition bl1\_a (bootloader) Validating partition pbl\_a (bootloader) Validating partition bl2\_a (bootloader) Validating partition abl\_a (bootloader) Validating partition bl31\_a (bootloader) Validating partition tzsw\_a (bootloader) Validating partition gsa\_a (bootloader) Validating partition ldfw\_a (bootloader) Flashing partition ufs (bootloader) Flashing partition ufs (bootloader) Flashing partition partition:0 (bootloader) Flashing partition partition:1 (bootloader) Flashing partition partition:2 (bootloader) Flashing partition partition:3 (bootloader) Flashing partition bl1\_a (bootloader) Flashing partition pbl\_a (bootloader) Flashing partition bl2\_a (bootloader) Flashing partition abl\_a (bootloader) Flashing partition bl31\_a (bootloader) Flashing partition tzsw\_a (bootloader) Flashing partition gsa\_a (bootloader) Flashing partition ldfw\_a (bootloader) Loading sideload ufsfwupdate OKAY [0.153s] Finished. Total time: 0.549s Rebooting into bootloader OKAY [0.000s] Finished. Total time: 0.050s \< waiting for any device \> Warning: skip copying radio\_a image avb footer (radio\_a partition size: 0, radio\_a image size: 82370700). Sending ‘radio\_a’ (80440 KB) OKAY [2.168s] Writing ‘radio\_a’ (bootloader) Flashing pack version g5300q-250320-250425-M-13407682 (bootloader) Flashing partition modem\_a OKAY [0.155s] Finished. Total time: 2.345s Rebooting into bootloader OKAY [0.000s] Finished. Total time: 0.050s \< waiting for any device \> Erasing ‘avb\_custom\_key’ (bootloader) avb custom key: erase done OKAY [0.024s] Finished. Total time: 0.025s Warning: skip copying avb\_custom\_key image avb footer (avb\_custom\_key partition size: 0, avb\_custom\_key image size: 1032). Sending ‘avb\_custom\_key’ (1 KB) OKAY [0.000s] Writing ‘avb\_custom\_key’ (bootloader) avb custom key: flash done OKAY [0.023s] Finished. Total time: 0.025s Warning: metadata type is raw, but ext4 was requested for formatting. mke2fs 1.46.6 (1-Feb-2023) Creating filesystem with 16384 4k blocks and 16384 inodes Allocating group tables: 0/1 done Writing inode tables: 0/1 done Creating journal (1024 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: 0/1 done Warning: skip copying metadata image avb footer due to sparse image. Sending ‘metadata’ (76 KB) OKAY [0.002s] Writing ‘metadata’ OKAY [0.027s] Finished. Total time: 0.048s Erasing ‘metadata’ OKAY [0.024s] Finished. Total time: 0.024s Warning: userdata type is raw, but f2fs was requested for formatting. ```auto F2FS-tools: mkfs.f2fs Ver: 1.16.0 (2023-04-11) ``` ## Info: Debug level = 1 Info: Trim is disabled Info: Set conf for android Info: Enable Project quota Info: not exist /proc/version! Info: Segments per section = 1 Info: Sections per zone = 1 Info: sector size = 512 Info: total sectors = 480424104 (234582 MB) Info: zone aligned segment0 blkaddr: 512 Info: add quota type = 0 =\> 4 Info: add quota type = 1 =\> 5 Info: add quota type = 2 =\> 6 Info: format version with “6.12.63+deb13-amd64” [f2fs\_init\_sit\_area: 714] Filling sit area at offset 0x00600000 [f2fs\_init\_nat\_area: 748] Filling nat area at offset 0x01a00000 [f2fs\_add\_default\_dentry\_root:1365] Writing default dentry root, at offset 0x2c600 [f2fs\_write\_root\_inode:1411] Writing root inode (hot node), offset 0x2c000 [f2fs\_write\_default\_quota:1503] Writing quota data, at offset 0002c601 (1/2) [f2fs\_write\_default\_quota:1503] Writing quota data, at offset 0002c602 (2/2) [f2fs\_write\_qf\_inode:1554] Writing quota inode (hot node), offset 0x2c001 [f2fs\_write\_default\_quota:1503] Writing quota data, at offset 0002c603 (1/2) [f2fs\_write\_default\_quota:1503] Writing quota data, at offset 0002c604 (2/2) [f2fs\_write\_qf\_inode:1554] Writing quota inode (hot node), offset 0x2c002 [f2fs\_write\_default\_quota:1503] Writing quota data, at offset 0002c605 (1/2) [f2fs\_write\_default\_quota:1503] Writing quota data, at offset 0002c606 (2/2) [f2fs\_write\_qf\_inode:1554] Writing quota inode (hot node), offset 0x2c003 [f2fs\_update\_nat\_default:1592] Writing nat root, at offset 0x00001a00 Info: Overprovision ratio = 0.300% Info: Overprovision segments = 355 (GC reserved = 340) [f2fs\_write\_check\_point\_pack: 940] Writing main segments, cp at offset 0x00000200 [f2fs\_write\_check\_point\_pack:1028] Writing Segment summary for HOT/WARM/COLD\_DATA, at offset 0x00000201 [f2fs\_write\_check\_point\_pack:1042] Writing Segment summary for HOT\_NODE, at offset 0x00000202 [f2fs\_write\_check\_point\_pack:1054] Writing Segment summary for WARM\_NODE, at offset 0x00000203 [f2fs\_write\_check\_point\_pack:1068] Writing Segment summary for COLD\_NODE, at offset 0x00000204 [f2fs\_write\_check\_point\_pack:1076] Writing cp page2, at offset 0x00000205 [f2fs\_write\_check\_point\_pack:1118] Writing cp page 1 of checkpoint pack 2, at offset 0x00000400 [f2fs\_write\_check\_point\_pack:1137] Writing cp page 2 of checkpoint pack 2, at offset 0x00000405 [f2fs\_write\_super\_block:1170] Writing super block, at offset 0x00000000 Info: format successful Warning: skip copying userdata image avb footer due to sparse image. Sending ‘userdata’ (89 KB) OKAY [0.003s] Writing ‘userdata’ OKAY [0.220s] Finished. Total time: 0.350s Sending ‘frp’ (512 KB) OKAY [0.014s] Writing ‘frp’ OKAY [0.024s] Finished. Total time: 0.040s ## Bootloader Version…: cloudripper-16.0-13291549 Baseband Version…: g5300q-250320-250425-B-13407682 Serial Number…: 28241FDH200EFE extracting android-info.txt (0 MB) to RAM… Checking ‘product’ OKAY [0.000s] Setting current slot to ‘a’ OKAY [0.057s] extracting fastboot-info.txt (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to disk… took 0.000s Writable partitions are not supported extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting boot.img (64 MB) to disk… took 0.142s archive does not contain ‘boot.sig’ extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… Sending ‘boot\_a’ (65536 KB) OKAY [1.751s] Writing ‘boot\_a’ OKAY [0.123s] extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting init\_boot.img (8 MB) to disk… took 0.020s archive does not contain ‘init\_boot.sig’ extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… Sending ‘init\_boot\_a’ (8192 KB) OKAY [0.220s] Writing ‘init\_boot\_a’ OKAY [0.036s] extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting dtbo.img (16 MB) to disk… took 0.032s archive does not contain ‘dtbo.sig’ extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… Sending ‘dtbo\_a’ (16384 KB) OKAY [0.438s] Writing ‘dtbo\_a’ OKAY [0.045s] extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting vendor\_kernel\_boot.img (64 MB) to disk… took 0.138s archive does not contain ‘vendor\_kernel\_boot.sig’ extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… Sending ‘vendor\_kernel\_boot\_a’ (65536 KB) OKAY [1.764s] Writing ‘vendor\_kernel\_boot\_a’ OKAY [0.111s] extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting pvmfw.img (1 MB) to disk… took 0.003s archive does not contain ‘pvmfw.sig’ extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… Sending ‘pvmfw\_a’ (1024 KB) OKAY [0.032s] Writing ‘pvmfw\_a’ OKAY [0.025s] extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting vendor\_boot.img (64 MB) to disk… took 0.149s archive does not contain ‘vendor\_boot.sig’ extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… Sending ‘vendor\_boot\_a’ (65536 KB) OKAY [1.764s] Writing ‘vendor\_boot\_a’ OKAY [0.123s] extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting vbmeta.img (0 MB) to disk… took 0.000s archive does not contain ‘vbmeta.sig’ extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… Sending ‘vbmeta\_a’ (8 KB) OKAY [0.001s] Writing ‘vbmeta\_a’ OKAY [0.023s] extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting vbmeta\_system.img (0 MB) to disk… took 0.000s archive does not contain ‘vbmeta\_system.sig’ extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… Sending ‘vbmeta\_system\_a’ (8 KB) OKAY [0.001s] Writing ‘vbmeta\_system\_a’ OKAY [0.003s] extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… extracting vbmeta\_vendor.img (0 MB) to disk… took 0.000s archive does not contain ‘vbmeta\_vendor.sig’ extracting super\_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM… Sending ‘vbmeta\_vendor\_a’ (4 KB) OKAY [0.001s] Writing ‘vbmeta\_vendor\_a’ OKAY [0.003s] Rebooting into fastboot OKAY [0.000s] \< waiting for any device \> ---
**Author:** ![rik](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/rik/32/1437_2.png) [@rik](https://community.iode.tech/u/rik)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2026 17:20 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/3 "2026-02-11T17:20:51Z")
Getting stuck in `fastbootd` could be a bad cable, bad usb port, or incomplete drivers (more typically on Windows instead of Linux), but yes you can’t really do anything to nudge it along if it “gets stuck there”. Please give Linux distro and computer info. And is it a usb c-c cable or a more traditional c-a cable? I used to have a few issues with c-c cables but for many (maybe 20-30) installs recently… (custom Ubuntu 24.04 based system). ---
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2026 20:09 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/4 "2026-02-11T20:09:27Z")
Here is what I know. I used at least 3 different cables. All of the cables worked flawlessly installing grapheneos and reverting back to Google. Using iode’s Windows and Linux (Debian based MX Linux) installer the installer would do it’s work and then the phone would boot to Fastbootd. Then I would be presented with 4 different options. Reboot system now, Enter recovery, reboot to bootloader, and Power off. The iode installer on both Windows and Linux would say “waiting for device” while I am looking at Fastbootd with the 4 options. I even cleared the memory in Linux and forced the iode installer to redownload everything. But I always get the same result. I suspect it is the installer. ![2247](https://community.iode.tech/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f55054379855afb2fe240f148423a6d38c4e9a46.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2026 20:19 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/5 "2026-02-11T20:19:36Z")
Two more interesting notes. The 3 successful iode installer installs I did happened when I skipped the Google flash and went straight from Grapheneos to iode. Those went perfect. Also. The installer is calling my phone a Pixel 7 Pro but in my settings it says Pixel 7. GVU6C. I hope that helps ---
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2026 20:25 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/6 "2026-02-11T20:25:17Z")
Also I used both c-c and c-a cables. All had the exact same result in Windows 11 and Debian MX Linux ---
**Author:** ![volker01](https://community.iode.tech/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a698b9/32.png) [@volker01](https://community.iode.tech/u/volker01)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2026 21:38 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/7 "2026-02-11T21:38:19Z")
What driver do you see in Windows Device manager when you are in fastboot mode? ---
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2026 22:36 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/8 "2026-02-11T22:36:04Z")
If I remember right it was mtp but Windows 11 would not update any drivers ---
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [12 February 2026 02:45 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/9 "2026-02-12T02:45:33Z")
Which is the correct choice when the device boots to FASTBOOTD? Reboot system now Enter recovery Reboot to bootloader Or Power off? ---
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [12 February 2026 03:13 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/10 "2026-02-12T03:13:43Z")
Another failed web install. I give up. 3 computers. Multiple working cables. Google flash and GOS install work perfect. Please check your installer. I am done trying ---
**Author:** ![rik](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/rik/32/1437_2.png) [@rik](https://community.iode.tech/u/rik)\ **Post date:** [12 February 2026 17:12 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/11 "2026-02-12T17:12:34Z")
> [@iode65](#): > > Which is the correct choice when the device boots to FASTBOOTD? None: `fastbootd` is used _non-user-interactively_ by the installer. I install using the web installer _all the time_ on Pixels (?? maybe 20+ times now??), but from Linux. I assume you did have the Windows USB drivers? [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/oem-usb#InstallingDriver](https://developer.android.com/studio/run/oem-usb#InstallingDriver) ---
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [12 February 2026 18:27 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/12 "2026-02-12T18:27:04Z")
Hey Rik. I have used Windows 11 to try and use the iode installer and ended up booting to FASTBOOTD. But a GOS or Google flash works. I am a Linux user and have tried 3 different Linux box installs with the iode installer all booting to FASTBOOTD. I even tried again last night on the third Linux box and booted to FASTBOOTD. Since GOS and Google flash/install works perfectly I do not think it is a driver or cable issue. Why the installer finishes **“Writing ‘vbmeta\_vendor\_a’”** then boots to FASTBOOTD I do not know. Today I have received a Pixel 8 Pro I am thinking about trying. But it will be a waste if I am successful and there is no call recording. It is charging right now. Supposedly this phone that keeps failing is a 256 GB Pixel 7 GVU6C. _ **But the iode installer identifies it as a Pixel 7 Pro.** _ BTW I have brand new cables. Does that help? ---
**Author:** ![iode65](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/iode65/32/2345_2.png) [@iode65](https://community.iode.tech/u/iode65)\ **Post date:** [12 February 2026 19:15 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/13 "2026-02-12T19:15:47Z")
The Pixel 8 Pro successfully installed. So perhaps the installer identifying the Pixel 7 as a Pixel 7 Pro is the issue? ---
**Author:** ![didi](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/didi/32/2403_2.png) [@didi](https://community.iode.tech/u/didi)\ **Post date:** [16 February 2026 17:33 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/14 "2026-02-16T17:33:17Z")
[https://community.iode.tech/t/pixel-7-install/7727/7?u=didi](https://community.iode.tech/t/pixel-7-install/7727/7) ---
**Author:** ![rik](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/rik/32/1437_2.png) [@rik](https://community.iode.tech/u/rik)\ **Post date:** [17 February 2026 18:12 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/waiting-for-any-device-iode-installation/7703/15 "2026-02-17T18:12:41Z")
> [@iode65](#): > > So perhaps the installer identifying the Pixel 7 as a Pixel 7 Pro is the issue? Another Windows user a few months back reported a similar issue (a Pixel 8 Pro was identified as a Pixel 7 Pro or something like that). I don’t use Windows so haven’t ever seen the bug. But if you have any issues with the graphical installer, then I suggest you give a try to install using the manual process with guidance from here: [ota / ota · GitLab](https://gitlab.iode.tech/ota/ota) It is still quite polished / automated but does require using a terminal. Note that this manual process uses the bootloader `fastboot` process instead of the userlevel `fastbootD` so again may be more reliable for you.