alexbailon made testing port of Tizen OS for Nexus 7: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2146977
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[MultiROM] [LINUX] [How-to] Rom installers for sdcard
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Here is a new version of Plasma active : Files.kde.org
"plasma-active-nexus7-testing-mer-latest-2013-03-12.tar.gz"
Any chance to install it with MultiROM ?
"plasma-active-nexus7-testing-mer-latest-2013-03-12.tar.gz"
Any chance to install it with MultiROM ?
Here you go: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzZdFm5P1VJuRzZ0QWRySE1BVnc/edit?usp=sharing
I have not tested it at all, it is just ZIP file built by my script (in the same way as previous plasma ZIP).
I have not tested it at all, it is just ZIP file built by my script (in the same way as previous plasma ZIP).
I like plasma active too but regular Ubuntu is not meant to be used as a touch OS but rather hooked up with a keyboard and mouse and voila, a mini-netbook.
Edit: Plasma Active is running great! I really love being able to use other distributions on this tablet!
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That's very true. The only bad thing about installing another desktop is that auto rotation does not work so it stays in either landscape or portrait when you log in. Otherwise it runs much better
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If you are quitting Unity because of resource intensity, i don't think gnome shell is going to make any difference. If possible, i think gnome shell might be even worse than Unity, resource-wise. So i would suggest looking for a more lightweight DE, like xfce.
Hey everyone. When attempting to flash bohdi Linux it fails with status error 7. Does anyone have any insight on what this is?
The install type in choosing is android/Ubuntu touch because the zip file isn't found under Ubuntu desktop option.
Thanks for the help!
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The install type in choosing is android/Ubuntu touch because the zip file isn't found under Ubuntu desktop option.
Thanks for the help!
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Do not flash those zips under the MultiROM menu, those ZIPs are designed to work with a normal recovery so just install as you would do about any normal ROM (not under MultiROM).
Ah okay. Well that makes sense. That won't replace anything, right?
Edit: never mind... I just went ahead and did it anyways
Why not, ey? Don't learn if you don't try.
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nice...
I tried ubuntu desktop version and it's too laggy and slow !! so i left it and installed bodhi linux...
it's smooth and fast but limited and has not many facilities...
how about plasma ??
which one is the best that i can use fire fox in it and be smooth ??
thank you...
I tried ubuntu desktop version and it's too laggy and slow !! so i left it and installed bodhi linux...
it's smooth and fast but limited and has not many facilities...
how about plasma ??
which one is the best that i can use fire fox in it and be smooth ??
thank you...
Failed to extract ramdisk
While installing Ubuntu Touch as per this post I get the following output when I try to install quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip:
Anyone know how I can fix this? Really wanna try MultiROM, it looks great.
While installing Ubuntu Touch as per this post I get the following output when I try to install quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip:
Code:
Installing ROM quantal-preinstalled-armel...
Creating folders and images for type 3
Creating system.img...
Creating data.img...
Creating cache.img...
Processing boot.img of ROM quantal-preinstalled-armel...
Extracting boot.img from ZIP file...
Extracting contents of boot.img...
Failed to read initrd magic
Failed to extract ramdisk!
Erasing incomplete ROM...Ubuntu desktop nightly builds have resumed again...starting to become very usable now...even though hardware acceleration is still lacking but I can compile and run desktop software fairly well on it. :laugh::good:
I've repacked webOS and PlasmaActive to new MultiROM installer format. These ROMs can now be installed to USB drive.
Go to Advanced->MultiROM->Add ROM and choose MultiROM installer type!
You need recovery from at least April 4th.
WebOS: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?stzelibsuzqzp31
PlasmaActive: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzZdFm5P1VJuc3NsSE1DRzBJOXM/edit?usp=sharing
Go to Advanced->MultiROM->Add ROM and choose MultiROM installer type!
You need recovery from at least April 4th.
WebOS: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?stzelibsuzqzp31
PlasmaActive: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzZdFm5P1VJuc3NsSE1DRzBJOXM/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks. WebOS is stuck at homescreen&becomes unresponsive when touched to wake first time. Plasma runs great though.
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76Ubuntu touch preview
Okay, I'll skip right to the instructions.
0. Requirements
You'll need MultiROM installed with recovery from at least 22nd of February. You can find downloads and installation instruction in in MultiROM's thread, as soon as you have it all installed, come back to this post.
Free space needed: a little over 1 GB.
1. Downloads
You'll need two ZIP files from this daily build page.
Base system: raring-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip (~33 MB)
Ubuntu data: raring-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip (the biggest one, ~550 MB)
2. Installing base
Reboot to recovery and got to Advanced->MultiROM. Select "Add ROM" option. Choose these settings:
Choose ROM type: Android/Ubuntu touch
Share kernel with Internal ROM: Don't share
Install location: Wherever you wish to install it.
Click Next, then select ZIP file as ROM source, and choose the smaller ZIP file with base system (quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip). Proceed with installation. Do _not_ reboot after installation!
Installing on USB: if you get to screen which wants you to "Set up the size of disk images", set the size of data.img to something bigger - 1500mb should be enough.
3. Installing Ubuntu data
Select List ROMs in MultiROM menu in recovery, then select the ROM you've just created (probably named something like quantal_preinstalled...) and choose Flash ZIP option. Select the bigger ZIP file (quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip) and flash it. Beware, this ZIP file then can't be used to flash Ubuntu without MultiROM, as it is modified in the process to suit MultiROM needs.
5. Profit
Ubuntu touch developer preview is now installed. Keep in mind that this _really_ is just a preview, so pretty much nothing will work. Looks good though.
Not much is changed, the only thing which needed to be done was to compile Ubuntu's kernel with kexec-hardboot patch. The mrom_quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper_20130221.zip file has only different boot.img, otherwise it is exactly the same.You can use official daily builds, the patches for MultiROM are in there.
This preview is basically cyanogenmod with Ubuntu UI running in chroot, so it is really similiar to Android. I'm told that this is because the Ubuntu core and, most importantly, drivers, are not yet ready. In the future, it should be this UI running on top of standard Ubuntu core (ie. the Ubuntu raring which you already could multi-boot).37This is an (hopefully) updated collection of all roms (not android based, but other linux OS, like ubuntu, archlinux, fedora...) for nexus 7 (grouper and tilapia) available using the MultiROM system.
MultiROM is an amazing hack (I want to thank again its author, Tasssadar) that permits to boot different OS (multiboot) and different android roms. It starts between kernel and rom init, showing a sort of bootloader dialog to choose which system to boot.
It supports installing (and booting, of course) roms to USB drives.
To use MultiROM you need multirom installation zip , a modified TWRP recovery and kernels with kexec support. Relax, is not hard or long to do this.
More information and installation (of MultiROM, recovery and kernels) --> [ MULTIROM ]
PS: I need to specify I coded nothing, my only work was helping with issues, repacking roms, make them work. I want to say thank you to all devs are developing for Nexus 7, I'm doing this because I appreciate their work and I want MultiROM to rise. It deserves to.
HOW TO INSTALL A ROM.
Tasssadar provided also a zip template (see the [ WIKI ] for more info) that is incredibly easy to use.
To install a linux os to sdcard, you just need to download the zip and flash it like a normal update.zip.
It won't replace your internal rom, because it is going to install in /sdcard, not in /system or /data. And it WON'T wipe anything.
Remember that flashing ubuntu or android rom is DIFFERENT from flashing those zips. To flash ubuntu or another android rom you need to use MultiROM menu under ADVANCED voice in recovery (again, see wiki or multirom thread if you need more information).
ROM PACKS.
In the next post I'll share links for rom zips. If you have other zips or if you have built other zips, please share them. They will be (hopefully) added to the list. If not, please pm me. I can't read all posts.
If you want to share a zip, please try it first. I don't know if I'll be able to test everything real-time, and I don't want anyone to see his sdcard erased or strange things like this. MultiROM has a percent of risk, but nobody has lost his data till now. So please share zips consciously.29ROM LIST (DOWNLOADS)
* [NEW] PLASMA ACTIVE 4.0 (20140121)
mirror: http://d-h.st/Khh
old version: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9ZvdqAbuJi2blQ0TDgweFFKTlU/edit
description: KDE for embedded devices. Very cool and interesting. 4.0 version is more stable, video codec is working as well. Little slow booting.
* BODHI LINUX 20130109
old version: INITIAL RELEASE
notes: old version passwd for root and armhf user is trustno1 (sorry for that, is my fault. In new release it is again bodhilinux)
description: Ubuntu with E17 (Enlightenment) with mobile GUI. Pretty stable and... veeery fast.
*ArchLinux 20130113-2
old version: -
description: ArchLinux. Simply. Not designed for basic users. Really powerfull, with already packed KDE, Gnome-shell, LXDE, XFCE, Enlightenment environments (and many others probably). Needs testing, and some love, as it's initial release.
*WebOS ALPHA
old version: http://www.mediafire.com/?3m58uuvysxiwypw
description: still in alpha stage, unstable. Interesting project. Needs love.
* [MANUAL INSTALL] Ubuntu Touch Tablet DEVELOPER PREVIEW
old version: -
description: developer preview, android-based, with the new Ubuntu Touch UI.
[NEW] Use MultiROM app to install the latest version in the easiest way
ROMS TO BE PACKED/MADE WORKING:
fedora4nexus7?9I've repacked webOS and PlasmaActive to new MultiROM installer format. These ROMs can now be installed to USB drive.
Go to Advanced->MultiROM->Add ROM and choose MultiROM installer type!
You need recovery from at least April 4th.
WebOS: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?stzelibsuzqzp31
PlasmaActive: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzZdFm5P1VJuc3NsSE1DRzBJOXM/edit?usp=sharing8If anyony wants to use these instructions to get a kde desktop environment for Arch linux, then here they are. I have not included the kde login screen yet. still just using startx... Have not gotten gnome up yet, and lxde was stuck in portrait and non responsive.
These instructions assume you are using a usb kb and mouse, via otg.
Install tassader's mrom packed Arch.
Boot arch
at login, user:root Password:root
type wifi-menu. when window opens, pick your wifi, and enter security pass, if needed.
once back to cursor, type "pacman -Syu" to update the whole system. Confirm and Y (leave out the " ")
once back to the cursor, type "pacman -S xorg" Press enter for all, and Y
cursor again Type "pacman -S xorg-xinit xorg-twm xterm" confirm, and Y
Here, there are two options--
1. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf using nano from arch.
Or
2. Reboot (type "reboot") and boot android. Using a root browser, navigate to /data/madia/0/multirom/roms/your arch install/root/etc/X11/xorg.conf. Edit xorg.conf in the same way that @ylixir described in the post just above this one. Save changes. Or, just download from here http://db.tt/rR1BSvbQ and replace your existing xorg.conf with this one. I recommend this method for people not comfortable with terminal style editing, to help prevent parse errors from incorrect edits.
Reboot and boot into Arch.
Now, add a user acct for yourself-- "useradd -m -g user -G wheel,storage,power -s /bin/bash usernamehere"
Now a password-- "passwd usernamehere" enter password twice
On to Kde-- "pacman -S kde" Press enter for all, and Y
Once done, at the prompt, type "cat>> .xinitrc" It will now drop down a line. Type "exec startkde" Now hit ctrl+D twice. Makes me do it twice, anyhow.
Now after all that, type "startx"
You will now boot into kde desktop, but it will be in portrait. Using your mouse, click the kde bubble in the lower left. Click applications. Go to settings. Then system settings. In the category "Hardware", click display and monitor. Under the rotation dropdown, choose turn right 270 degrees. Click apply. then click save as default, and click the same in the dropdown. Click ok on pop up confirmation. Your desktop will now be set correctly, and should boot with the correct settings from now on. Have fun!
Thanks to ylixer for the xorg.conf edits he posted. Most of this info was hobbled together from an arcticle about installing Arch to a raspberry pi.
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