LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x – Android Oreo 8.1 Download

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LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x (bullhead) is now available to download via a development build. This post provides you the download link to the Android Oreo based LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x (bullhead) and guides through the installation process of the same. This LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x is brought to you by developer Paul-L and another build is brought to you by razorloves.

Follow the links to get LineageOS 16 and Android Pie ROM builds.

DONATION TO DEVELOPER(S):

No donation link found for Paul-L and Razorloves.

If you want the OFFICIAL LineageOS 15.1 update or some more Android Oreo ROMs then stay tuned to the LineageOS 15 page or the AOSP Oreo ROMs devices list page or the AICP 13 Oreo ROMs list.

DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD WHICH HAS MAY NOT BOOT AT ALL. HAVE A BACKUP BEFORE FLASHING THIS AND TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Installing a custom ROM requires an unlocked bootloader on Nexus 5x, which may VOID your warranty and may delete all your data. Before proceeding further you may consider backup all data on the phone. Understand that you are the only person making changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.

 

Status of LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x Oreo 8 ROM:

WHAT’S WORKING:
– Unknown

KNOWN ISSUES:
– Unknown

 

REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x OREO ROM:

• TWRP recovery for Nexus 5x– Here is the TWRP update guide for Nexus 5x. This recovery guide requires an unlocked bootloader on the phone.
• LineageOS 15.1 Download link for Nexus 5x (bullhead) by razorloves
• LineageOS 15.0 Download link for Nexus 5x (bullhead) by Paul-L
• GApps for LineageOS 15.1 Oreo ROM

Root binary is NOT inbuilt in LineageOS ROM, so you may need a separate SuperSu package or LineageOS su binary to install to gain ROOT access. Here is LineageOS 15.1 Rooting guide

If there is no in-built ROOT or it does not work for some reason then you can try SuperSU rooting guide to enable ROOT access.

HOW TO INSTALL/DOWNLOAD/FLASH/UPDATE THE LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x:

Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x for the first time, or coming from another ROM:

Points to NOTE:
– Try to avoid restoring apps backup using Titanium Backup. It may break things up.
– Don’t restore system data using Titanium Backup! It will definitely break the current installation.
– It is also discouraged to Restoring Apps + Data using Titanium Backup.

• Boot into Recovery.
  Make sure to have a Custom recovery like CWM or TWRP or any other custom recovery. If not then download the recovery for Nexus 5x from above link and follow the Custom Recovery Installation Guide (it’s a generic guide which will work for TWRP as well as CWM recovery or any other recovery)
• Wipe data factory reset, Cache partition, Dalvik Cache and Format the System partition.
  – Here is a guide explaining how to wipe data using TWRP recovery.This will delete all your data on your phone. You may consider complete backup of your phone data or take a NANDROID backup of the current ROM
  – How to backup all data on your Android Device
  – how to take NANDROID backup using TWRP recovery
• Download and extract the boot.img file to your pc. Boot the phone in fastboot mode and execute the following to flash the boot image file:
  fastboot flash boot boot.img
This requires Fastboot to be installed on your PC:
  – 15 Seconds ADB Installer for Windows
  – Minimal ADB and Fastboot for Windows
  – and how to install Fastboot on Linux or MAC
• Then download and Copy the Oreo GApps and the LineageOS 15.1 ROM ZIP to the phone.
• First flash the LineageOS 15.1 ROM ZIP file from device. Then flash the GApps zip from your device memory.
  – Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS
• Then reboot into recovery (don’t skip this) and flash the Gapps for LineageOS 15.1 package.
  – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
• Reboot and Enjoy Android Oreo with LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x.

Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x (bullhead):

• Copy the latest LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x ZIP file to the phone.
• Boot into Recovery.
• Flash the ROM ZIP that you copied.
  – Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS
• Then flash the LineageOS 15.1 GApps package.
  – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
• Reboot and Enjoy

Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android Oreo 8.1 with LineageOS 15.1 for Nexus 5x. After the installing the LineageOS 15.1 ROM, you may want to enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
How to ROOT for LineageOS 15.1.

 

Stay tuned or Subscribe to the Nexus 5x (bullhead) forum For other Android Oreo, Nougat ROMs, LineageOS 15.1 ROMs, other custom ROMs and all other device specific topics.

 

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