Install OkcarOS on
Nokia 6.1 Plus

DRG

WARNING: The provided instructions are for OkcarOS 20. These will only work if you follow every section and step precisely.
Do not continue after something fails!

Basic requirements

Read through the instructions at least once before actually following them, so as to avoid any problems due to any missed steps!
Make sure your computer has adb and fastboot. Setup instructions can be found here.
Enable USB debugging on your device.
Make sure that your model is actually listed in the “Supported models” section here (exact match required!)
Boot your device with the stock OS at least once and check every functionality.
WARNING: Make sure that you can send and receive SMS and place and receive calls (also via WiFi and LTE, if available), otherwise it won’t work on OkcarOS either! Additionally, some devices require that VoLTE/VoWiFi be utilized once on stock to provision IMS.
LineageOS is provided as-is with no warranty. While we attempt to verify everything works you are installing this at your own risk!

Pre-Install Notice

Unofficial bootloader unlocks for this device tend to leave the device in a strange state. This can cause a false data-corruption notice when updating OkcarOS via the built-in Updater app.

To mitigate this issue, reflash the latest stock firmware for your model before starting.

WARNING: An official method of reflashing the stock firmware is not available, but there may be some unofficial methods available. Unofficial methods are not supported by OkcarOS, so use them at your own risk! Proceeding with the installation of OkcarOS without reflashing stock firmware will render device unable to update via built-in Updater app.

Unlocking the bootloader

Important: An official method of unlocking the bootloader is not available, but there may be some unofficial methods available. Unofficial methods are not recommended or supported by OkcarOS, so use them at your own risk! An unlocked bootloader is required to install OkcarOS.

Installing a custom recovery using `fastboot`

Download Lineage Recovery. Simply download the latest recovery file, named boot.img.
Important: Other recoveries may not work for installation or updates. We strongly recommend to use the one linked above!
Connect your device to your PC via USB if it isn’t already.
If your device isn’t already in fastboot mode, on the computer, open a command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Linux or macOS) window, and type:
```
adb -d reboot bootloader
```
You can also boot into fastboot mode via a key combination:
- With the device powered off and plugged into USB port, hold Volume Down + Power.
Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC finds it by typing:
```
fastboot devices
```
If you don’t get any output or an error:
- on Windows: make sure the device appears in the device manager without a triangle. Try other drivers until the command above works!
- on Linux or macOS: If you see no permissions fastboot try running fastboot as root. When the output is empty, check your USB cable (preferably use a USB Type-A 2.0 one or a USB hub) and port!
Tip: Some devices have buggy USB support while in bootloader mode, if you see fastboot hanging with no output when using commands such as fastboot getvar ..., fastboot boot ..., fastboot flash ... you may want to try a different USB port (preferably a USB Type-A 2.0 one) or a USB hub.
Flash recovery onto your device:
```
fastboot flash boot boot.img
```
Now reboot into recovery to verify the installation. Do not reboot into the existing OS, since it will overwrite the recovery you just installed!
- With the device powered off and plugged into USB port, hold Volume Up + Power. Keep holding both buttons until the “Android One” logo appears on the screen, then release Power but keep holding Volume Up.
  
  NOTE: If you can’t power down the device, try long-pressing the key-combination (if any was used in the instructions above) until the device reboots and follow the instructions above
NOTE: If your recovery does not show the OkcarOS logo , you accidentally booted into the wrong recovery. Please start at the top of this section!

Installing OkcarOS from recovery

Download the OkcarOS installation package that you would like to install or build the package yourself.
- (Optionally): If you want to install Google Apps add-on package (use the arm64 architecture), you can download it from here.
If you are not in recovery, reboot into recovery:
- With the device powered off and plugged into USB port, hold Volume Up + Power. Keep holding both buttons until the “Android One” logo appears on the screen, then release Power but keep holding Volume Up.
Now tap Factory Reset, then Format data / factory reset and continue with the formatting process. This will remove encryption and delete all files stored in the internal storage, as well as format your cache partition (if you have one).
Return to the main menu.
Sideload the OkcarOS .zip package but do not reboot before you read/followed the rest of the instructions!
- On the device, select “Apply Update”, then “Apply from ADB” to begin sideload.
- On the host machine, sideload the package using: adb -d sideload filename.zip.
  Tip: Normally, adb will report Total xfer: 1.00x, but in some cases, even if the process succeeds the output will stop at 47% and report adb: failed to read command: Success. In some cases it will report adb: failed to read command: No error or adb: failed to read command: Undefined error: 0 which is also fine.

Installing Add-Ons

NOTE: If you don’t want to install any add-on (such as Google Apps), you can skip this whole section!

NOTE: Add-ons aren’t signed with OkcarOS’s official key, and therefore when they are sideloaded, Lineage Recovery will present a screen that says Signature verification failed, this is expected, please click Continue.

WARNING: If you want the Google Apps add-on on your device, you must follow this step before booting into OkcarOS for the first time!

Even though you are already in recovery, click Advanced, then Reboot to Recovery
When your device reboots, click Apply Update, then Apply from ADB, then adb -d sideload filename.zip for all desired packages in sequence.

All set!

Once you have installed everything successfully, you can now reboot your device into the OS for the first time!

Click the back arrow in the top left of the screen, then “Reboot system now”.

NOTE: The first boot usually takes no longer than 15 minutes, depending on the device. If it takes longer, you may have missed a step, otherwise feel free to get assistance.

Get assistance

After you’ve double checked that you followed the steps precisely, didn’t skip any and still have questions or got stuck, feel free to ask on our subreddit or in #OkcarOS on Libera.Chat.

Install OkcarOS on Nokia 6.1 Plus