Installing Phi
Required Reading
Phi has multiple entrypoints (method of launching). The exploit used at the moment is compatible with Epsilon 16.3.0 trough 18.0.0.
What You Need
- A chromium-based browser (we recommend using chromium directly)
- The Phi Installer
Section I - Installing Phi
- Power on your device
- Plug your device to a computer
- Open Chromium
- Go to the Phi Installer
- Click “Connect to Numworks calculator” and select your calculator
- The calculator will show a message reading “Third party applications”
Section II - Running Phi
- Press Back
- Scroll down in the apps list and select “Phi Installer”
- Press OK
- The screen should blink and you should see a screen similar to this one:
If the screen turns Yellow, the version or Epsilon you’re using isn’t yet supported. Please join the Omega Discord.
If the screen turns Red, the exploit failed. Reset the calculator and try again. If it doesn’t work the second time, please join the Omega Discord.
Section III - Unlocking the calculator
We are now going to unlock the internal flash and remove the write protection:
- Press 1 to unlock the internal flash.
- Press OK to confirm
- You should see something like this :
The “Reset RDP” stage can take a bit of time. You’ll be put back on the main menu after a second, when the unlocking is done.
Section IV - Erasing the internal flash
Removing the write protection should have erased the internal flash, but we are going to do it again, just to be sure:
- Press 2 to reset the internal flash
- Press OK to confirm
- You should see something like this :
The “Erase flash” stage can take a bit of time. You’ll be put back on the main menu after a second, when the erasing is done.