solilo guy @dirk@computerfairi.es

Okay it appears I never actually unlocked, just prepared for it. Still have to enter my unlock key...
bit excited and too fast, gotta hold my horses...

minor setback: I ran the flashing script in terminal, but it tells me that my bootloader is not unlocked.
Do I have to unlock it again? Did that earlier today... gonna investigate... 🤔

And it's blue! 💙
(really had to push the volume up button _while_ plugging in the micro USB)

Hmm... Sony LED should be blue to continue, but it's orange... still, the screen says USB debugging is activated. What to do? 😕
Guess I'll go unpack something first...

Downloaded and unpacked vendor binary image – I went for version 16, Sailfish still seems to have problems with the newer version 17b (weaker WiFi in some instances).

Confusing Sony Open Devices instructions a little disheartening, but then I had to fill out a Google Captcha 👺 – ahh thanks, that little shot of anger is motivating af – and got my unlock code! 😤

#FuckOffGoogle

@JeMa Thank you! I'm such a noob, I didn't even check whether the bootloader was unlockable when I bought the phone second-hand...

Thankfully, it is 😁

So here goes:

I already downloaded the free Sailfish Os version.

I'll be working from my Linux Thinkpad running #elementaryOS, so I'm installing fastboot tools for #Ubuntu.

So I'll be going through the step-by-step instructions by Jolla and Sony – if I succeed, I'll know how it's done an can help others in the future! 💪

Daughter will be getting my beloved Aqua Fish phone from #India for Christmas, so I'll be needing a new daily driver.

On the Aqua Fish, #SailfishOS was preinstalled (I'm fortunate enough to never have used Google or Apple phones), but now I will have to flash myself I want to keep using it.

(Further reading:)

https://graphicshelf.com/a-gardener-in-the-wasteland

https://www.indianetzone.com/57/kashmir_pending.htm

https://feminisminindia.com/2017/03/28/kari-book-review/

Dear followers and new arrivals from #India: once you have settled in, I would love to be educated about current Indian #comics that you love.

Not necessarily of the Amar Chitra Katha kind (where the gods are fair-skinned and the darker demons sport Muslim-style beards), but unique voices like [i]A Gardener in the Wasteland[/i], political work like [i]Kashmir Pending[/i], or queer fiction like [i]Kari[/i], be it print or webcomic.

Thank you!

@maj thank you!

Abandoned website header design.

@fuzzballsupreme I myself am using mailbox.org and I'm very happy with it. Posteo is also supposed to be a good choice.

When it comes to Email providers, the basic decision is whether you pay with your (and your friends') data or with a little money, so I gladly pay the 1 Euro a month.

@privacytools has an excellent overview here:
https://www.privacytools.io/providers/email/