From 61fa80e80c44325381ddd78164cc983fcdbbce5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ollieparanoid <Ollieparanoid@wiki.postmarketos.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:30:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] heimdall failing at 7% might be related to sparse images -
 https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/issues/1643

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 Troubleshooting.mw | 4 ++++
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@@ -293,3 +293,7 @@ The path to the correct touch device depends on the device. This can be added to
 When attaching the power cable while the device is off, Android devices boot into a special "charging mode". postmarketOS's [[charging-sdl]] display does not work yet on all devices.
 
 To debug the issue, follow instructions at [[Inspecting the initramfs]] including activating the initramfs-extra, then execute <code>start_charging_mode</code> in the shell.
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+=== Heimdall: Flashing fails at 7% ===
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+It might be, that your device only accepts "sparse images" ({{issue|1643}}). Try setting <code>deviceinfo_flash_sparse="true"</code> in the [[deviceinfo]].
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