[ROM] Ubuntu Touch [Mar-6-2014]

Haze028 · Jan 7, 2014

Better explaination of Ubuntu OS and how it relates to us.

Ubuntu OS currently run on top of an Android "shell". The android layer contains the boot.img(kernel/ramdisk), initd, vendor specific drivers etc.. This is what first boots then the ubuntu file system is loaded within this Android "shell". This is why we need flash two zips to have it working(Android and Ubuntu). Ubuntu uses CM10.1 repos for the Android shell portion of the OS. This still works for us as we had official cm 10.1, though development wasn't long lived before moving to 10.2.
There is an AOSP 4.4.2 branch Ubuntu is working on to maybe replace the CM based Android component, but it is currently less stable than the CM based. Hopefully the AOSP branch becomes more stable in the near future as the development for our device is active there.

Built from source using modified mako tree/kernel
Working:

Most things..
Power key works to turn screen on and off after a reboot
Phone/SMS
3G/Wifi
Camera

Bugs/Not Working:

1. Cannot seem to add account with numbers in the email. The back button is active under the keyboard and is activated when trying to switch to numerical keypad
To Import Google Contacts from computer terminal:
adb shell

sudo -u phablet -i

syncevolution --configure --sync-property "username=email@gmail.com" --sync-property "password=secret" Google_Contacts

syncevolution --sync refresh-from-server Google_Contacts addressbook
2. Vol. Keys/Caps not working... doubt cap keys will be supported as the ui is made for not having them.
3. Wifi not remembered after reboot
4. Alarms don't work

Install from recovery:

1. Make your Nandroid to return to
2. Full Wipe
3. Install geeb zip
4. Install ubuntu zip - This is SLOW
5. Reboot and try - There is no boot animation so just be patient.. it boots

Downloads:
Geeb Zip

Ubuntu Zip
Ubuntu Touch change log

Don't Forget to hit the Thanks!

huy_gm · Jan 7, 2014

Please build for geehrc too

Emmes · Jan 7, 2014

Haze028 said:
Just for something new to try.......Ubuntu Touch(Trusty) for the Geeb. Though not a daily driver by any means.....barely useable in most respects currently.

Built from source using modified mako tree/kernel

Working:
Phone/SMS
3G/Wifi
Camera

Bugs/Not Working:
Keyboard crashes
Unable to add account
Unable to install programs which is due to 2...which is do to 1....barely functional until fixed
Vol. Keys/Caps not working... doubt cap keys will be supported.

There are really alot more bugs...alot...but those are the two key

Install from recovery:
1. Make your Nandroid to return to
2. Full Wipe
3. Install geeb zip
4. Install ubuntu zip - This is SLOW
5. Reboot and try - There is no boot animation so just be patient.. it boots

Downloads:
Geeb Zip
Ubuntu Zip

Don't Forget to hit the Thanks!

I don't know if this thread is helpful for you, or maybe you've alreay seen it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2587823

i tried it and it booted successful on my geehrc. Wifi worked, also keyboard and i could add an account too. Phone/SMS didn't work due no signal. The keyboard had also one severe bug: In the terminal the enter key didn't work.
It's worth a try, you can easily remove it, you just have to reflash your recovery ( in my case TWRP ).

Haze028 · Jan 8, 2014

New update. Running ALOT smoother.

The ubuntu zip is a nightly offered through ubuntu so you can always re download that at any point and flash overtop current installation to get the latest. It's a large file so I usually get it weekly...

topdawg7793 · Jan 11, 2014

Will this work on the American geeb (e970)? :-?

Haze028 · Jan 11, 2014

topdawg7793 said:
Will this work on the American geeb (e970)? :-?

It should.... Let me know if not.

vpetkar · Jan 11, 2014

Seriously impressed by this, good job.

topdawg7793 · Jan 12, 2014

Haze028 said:
It should.... Let me know if not.

It works! Everything seems to be working; just a few bugs here and there with the keyboard and occasional glitches in performance but very impressive for something that's unoptimized..Thanks!

sunnytse1 · Jan 14, 2014

Can i flash this on geehrc?why do we need to flash geeb.zip?thanks.

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Haze028 · Jan 14, 2014

sunnytse1 said:
Can i flash this on geehrc?why do we need to flash geeb.zip?thanks.

Sent from my Optimus G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Its not for sprint yet.....I'll work on that this weekend hopefully.

The geeb.zip is needed because of how Ubuntu touch works. Its currently using a mako device tree that has been converted to flash on my e973, the at&t is pretty much the exact same which is why it works for them.

First you flash a cm10.1 based Ubuntu tweaked android sysyem-- geeb.zip
Second is the Ubuntu rootfs that goes atop the android base-- Ubuntu zip

=JKT= · Jan 18, 2014

I'm totally jacked to try this. I've downloaded each file twice and tried to get this running. Thing is that the md5s are different for each file. I tried all 4 combinations and let them try to boot for 30 mins each. I must be getting bad downloads lol

Long story short: I would be super grateful for some md5s, if you get a chance

Sent by my Nexus 6 through tears in rain.

Haze028 · Jan 18, 2014

=JKT= said:
I'm totally jacked to try this. I've downloaded each file twice and tried to get this running. Thing is that the md5s are different for each file. I tried all 4 combinations and let them try to boot for 30 mins each. I must be getting bad downloads lol

Long story short: I would be super grateful for some md5s, if you get a chance

Sent by my Nexus 6 through tears in rain.

Seems like this is starting to happen to more people..... wondering if ubuntu zip got changed causing it not to boot. I'll try to get a booting copy up today

EDIT:
I downloaded everything myself to try and con confirm it is currently not booting. Ubuntu has changed something that has broke our display. If you reboot the phone you can turn the screen on an off with the power button. I'll hopefully fix this this weekend.. though it's a busy one for me already. See what I can do

=JKT= · Jan 19, 2014

Haze028 said:
Seems like this is starting to happen to more people..... wondering if ubuntu zip got changed causing it not to boot. I'll try to get a booting copy up today

EDIT:
I downloaded everything myself to try and con confirm it is currently not booting. Ubuntu has changed something that has broke our display. If you reboot the phone you can turn the screen on an off with the power button. I'll hopefully fix this this weekend.. though it's a busy one for me already. See what I can do

Thanks! But yeah, nobody here assumes this should take priority over anything in your personal life

we'll get it when we get it.

Sent by my Nexus 6 through tears in rain.

Haze028 · Jan 19, 2014

This weekend ended up being a write off for me so I'll have to see when I can get to making a new working zip, or maybe its an issue from ubuntu end they'll resolve.

Did anyone that tried this and had it boot happen to still have the trusty-preinstalled zip they used? If someone has one from 8th or earlier it should boot... i unfortunatly don't have an earlier build then the 13th... you can still download the 12th and up from the ubuntu phablet site... not sure if that pre-dates the issue or not.

Edit: I havn't tried the 13th build to say if it works or not. Here is the link to the phablet site if someone wants to try an earlier build. look for the preinstalled zip at the bottom of the page after selecting the date

=JKT= · Jan 20, 2014

I'll guinea pig a couple older builds and post which one works.

Sent by my Nexus 6 through tears in rain.

Haze028 · Jan 20, 2014

Ok, again I feel a little stupid(again).... I don't empty my Trash very often at all(on my computer or in real life), just neglected to think of it til now. I have an Ubuntu zip from the 4th still there, uploading it now(upload speed is slow... won't be done for an hour or so). Going to check that it boots as it should then i'll post the link.

Again, this is just to hold over untill I can try to see what I need to change to get us booting with the nightlies again.

EDIT: Can verify now that it boots. Here is the Ubuntu zip from the 4th. Remember, not that it really matters, this is an older version than the current.

adzidek · Jan 21, 2014

Haze028 said:
Ok, again I feel a little stupid(again).... I don't empty my Trash very often at all(on my computer or in real life), just neglected to think of it til now. I have an Ubuntu zip from the 4th still there, uploading it now(upload speed is slow... won't be done for an hour or so). Going to check that it boots as it should then i'll post the link.

Again, this is just to hold over untill I can try to see what I need to change to get us booting with the nightlies again.

EDIT: Can verify now that it boots. Here is the Ubuntu zip from the 4th. Remember, not that it really matters, this is an older version than the current.

Confirmed, definitely boots. And I've successfully added all my accounts, but you've gotta either tap the top-right corner of the bottom-left 'swap' key to get the @ or the numbers, or the bottom-left corner of the swap-key (depends on which account you're trying to add - some of them have the Back button in the way which you can avoid by tapping the top-right corner of the swap key, and some have the Cancel button in the way, which you can avoid by tapping the bottom-left corner of the swap key). It's a pain the arse but it works.

I want to do the Google Contacts fix, but I want to do it from the handset's terminal app (i.e. not through ADB) - how do you do a return (Enter) in the Terminal app?

EDIT: found the fix for Enter and Backspace not working in terminal app. Flash this in recovery.

Haze028 · Jan 21, 2014

adzidek said:
Confirmed, definitely boots. And I've successfully added all my accounts, but you've gotta either tap the top-right corner of the bottom-left 'swap' key to get the @ or the numbers, or the bottom-left corner of the swap-key (depends on which account you're trying to add - some of them have the Back button in the way which you can avoid by tapping the top-right corner of the swap key, and some have the Cancel button in the way, which you can avoid by tapping the bottom-left corner of the swap key). It's a pain the arse but it works.

I want to do the Google Contacts fix, but I want to do it from the handset's terminal app (i.e. not through ADB) - how do you do a return (Enter) in the Terminal app?

EDIT: found the fix for Enter and Backspace not working in terminal app. Flash this in recovery.

Going to add this zip yo the OP, where did you find it so I can credit them when I link it

steffenbakke · Jan 21, 2014

Would I be able to flash this on e975?

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adzidek · Jan 22, 2014

Haze028 said:
Going to add this zip yo the OP, where did you find it so I can credit them when I link it

oh, man i have no clue. i was googling like mad and stumbled across it. on the plus side, im typing this on my e971 running ubuntu touch !

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