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lennysh

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Attached is a screenshot of error's I'm getting on the ReZound... anybody have any ideas?
 

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it works on MyTouch 4G (HTC Glacier) with the stable CM7 ROM and ubuntu.sh (v5)
with the latest nightly doesn't work, neither v4 boot script.
 
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Ok new paid app has been uploaded the change log is:

*PAID app file downloads now use new fast FTP server and support direct downloading (click the button to download a image and it starts to download right away)
*New boot script which has fixed problems with it not booting on alot of devices, and fixed problem which some people getting a grey screen when loading UI
*Boot script now downloaded in zip file to fix problems with downloading script
*Both apps fixed to support low resolutions
*Both apps cleaned up

Because the FTP server costs me money to run these fast download links will only be available in the paid app, as I will only be uploading the 800x480 images to multiupload in the future the images in the first post will stay at V4 (apart from the 800x480) thus if you have a device that has a different screen rez and what to keep up to date with image updates now is a good time to invest in the paid app :).
The paid app will also be getting alot more work in the close future to make the install process even easier (to hopefully the point of just downloading and pressing a button to boot) some of which will likely not make it to the free version, I am doing this to try and give the paid version more 'buying appeal'...I am after all a poor student and need money to eat and drink :p :D

Ramble over, but the future is bright..the future is linux on android :)
 
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First of all, let me say thank you for all your hard work on this. Works perfectly on my Inspire 4G, running CM7.1 with stock CM kernel.

I do get a few errors in the terminal when running the script, both to start Ubuntu, and exit. They reguard file directories either not existing or being in use. Everything seems to work fine, and it does seem to exit Ubuntu upon the exit command, despite the error message.

What I was wondering though, is where are the Ubuntu files stored on the phone/sd card? I am able to see all of the phone, and sd card files through the Ubuntu file manager, but am unable to find anything reguarding Ubuntu in my file system through Root Explorer.

Thanks again.

*edit* - I used the V5 script, and downloaded the 800x480 small image from the first post.
 
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Tried it on my HTC glacier, running the absolution(rom),tdj darkside 12 cm (kernel), everything ran perfectly.

Btw:I used the light version of 10.1

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First of all, let me say thank you for all your hard work on this. Works perfectly on my Inspire 4G, running CM7.1 with stock CM kernel.

I do get a few errors in the terminal when running the script, both to start Ubuntu, and exit. They reguard file directories either not existing or being in use. Everything seems to work fine, and it does seem to exit Ubuntu upon the exit command, despite the error message.

What I was wondering though, is where are the Ubuntu files stored on the phone/sd card? I am able to see all of the phone, and sd card files through the Ubuntu file manager, but am unable to find anything reguarding Ubuntu in my file system through Root Explorer.

Thanks again.

*edit* - I used the V5 script, and downloaded the 800x480 small image from the first post.

Thank you very much
when the image is mounted the ubuntu files can be viewed at /data/local/mnt
 

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Hey guy's i want to try this out. If once it installed on device how to remove it from the system or it will replace my current rom.

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Hey guy's i want to try this out. If once it installed on device how to remove it from the system or it will replace my current rom.

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Ubuntu runs on top of android, and so dosn't replace your rom to exit ubuntu you can just press the home button and to shut it down you type exit in terminal

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is it possible for a mdpi version??:)

The app will run on mdpi screens and the images will run, but you will have to scroll about ie the image will be bigger than the screen. Mdpi is to small for a image on its own as nothing would fit on the screen.
Also most mdpi phones have not much ram and slower processors so this may well be very Laguna to use, but by all means give it a try

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Bought the paid version, redownloaded both the script and a large image. Results in attachment. Any ideas?

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    THIS PAGE IS NOW CLOSE THE PROJECT HAST MOVED TO A NEW THREAD HERE http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1585009

    I have working on a project in the form of an app, which guides you through the installation of Ubuntu within android via chroot. It includes a ubuntu 10.10 image I have been working on which includes lots of program to allow users to develop program/scripts etc within Ubuntu on there phone/tablet.

    However I have I have yet to get much testing on this device and would like more feedback from users!

    Please post your device/kernel/rom along with what did and didn't work, so I can draw up what I need to change in the next release of the app/ubuntu build.

    To keep up to date with updates and news of the project please check the website :)
    Website
    http://linuxonandroid.blogspot.com/

    Video
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCqzs8yQTM8

    App Download

    Boot Script
    ubuntu.sh(V5)

    Full Image
    This image is 1.5GB to download, once extracted 3.5GB, and include alot of programs like openoffice, thunderbird, firefox and over programs for 'developing' - Also allows you to switch between the LXDE and Gnome desktops, and you can define screen size on boot!
    ubuntuV5-image.zip

    Lightweight Image - This is yet to be included in an app, will be included in the next release (aka 2.0 ;) ), so get it now before anyone else!
    This image is just under 500MB to download, once extracted 2.5GB, and include only programs needed (LXDE desktop, web browser, + other basic programs) also allows you to define screen size on boot
    ubuntuV5-sm-image.zip

    12.04 images
    I have now started work on building new 12.04 images these come in core (just the bear-bones ubuntu) and full (ubuntu with GUI and other programs) and will be updated as 12.04 moves through its milestones (and when I make new updates to the mods I make from the main stream arm port).
    These are for testing ONLY until 12.04 reaches stable release.
    You can view the images here:
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/files/Ubuntu/12.04/

    I also want to build up a small group of testers who I can email with new images and scripts, these will include all future distros that I do. If you are interested in joining this test group please PM me or send a email to zac@zpwebsites.com
    The only requirement is that your willing to test and send feedback along with screen shoots etc where required, it would also be good if your willing to try different roms and kernels for your device!

    Sig Banner
    Show your love of ubuntu on android with my sig banner:
    ubuntuuser.png

    image url is "http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11206993/ubuntuuser.png"

    Other Guides
    Like this guide? want to try something different? then check out my other guides for different distro's
    Backtrack - This is a distro that is based around security testing, it also includes the Gnome desktop environment and a range of other programs.

    Updates
    18/02/12
    *New 12.04 images started building, for now not included in the app but once a bit more stable will be included

    29/01/12
    *New V5 small image, featuring fixed Java, even more lightweight (now around 1.2GB free) and user can set screen size on boot
    *PAID New Build guide which shows you how to build your own Ubuntu images
    *Brand new UI To make the whole thing more useable
    *PAID new 'one click boot' feature to allow quick booting from either the widget or inside the app
    *PAID new widget to activate the one click boot
    *PAID app install guide changed in light of 'one click boot'
    *Fixed keyboard mapping of random letters in Gnome

    18/01/12
    *Large ubuntu image now allows user to set screen size on boot!
    *Large Ubuntu image now lets you select between LXDE and Gnome desktops
    *Large Ubuntu image has been recompiled to fix the likes of Java (note some of the above changes will be included in the small image in the future)
    *FAQ section updated with more answers to questions I have been getting
    *Install guide updated in light of the new large image

    06/01/12
    *PAID app file downloads now use new fast FTP server and support direct downloading (click the button to download a image and it starts to download right away)
    *New boot script which has fixed problems with it not booting on alot of devices, and fixed problem which some people getting a grey screen when loading UI
    *Boot script now downloaded in zip file to fix problems with downloading script
    *Both apps fixed to support low resolutions
    *Both apps cleaned up

    28/12/11
    *PAID app now supports 960x540 'qHD' resolution
    *ALL Ubuntu lightweight images cleaned up even more saved another 300MB of space
    *ALL Ubuntu images updated with all new updates
    *ALL Ubuntu images now in .zip format to fix problems with some peoples devices failing to extract the .rar files
    *Boot script updated, once booted now terminal acts like a command line interface for Ubuntu, and some boot problems now fixed
    *Image and boot script now downloadable separately to allow easier updating

    19/12/11
    New 'lighter' ubuntu image options for all resolutions already supported

    15/12/11
    New ubuntu images with all updates up to 15/11/11
    FREE app ubuntu image resized to fit 800x480 resolution
    PAID app ubuntu images now includes 4 images for 800x480, 854x480, 1024x600 and 1280x800 resolutions
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    On htc sense 3.5 doesn`t work, this is the rom i`ve tested www.sms.goodluckwith.us with your image of ubuntu(the large one)
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    Passion!

    zacthespack you know you are just great man...thanks a lot for your hard work because you put a lot of soul and passion here!
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    Hi zac,

    - I'm trying out 12.04 and it works great on my SGS2 running ICS. The only issue though is that neither the Ubuntu Software Centre nor Synaptic seem to work - I click on the icon and nothing happens. apt-get however, does work fine and I'm able to install programs from the terminal.

    - I want to increase the size of the image (using dd), but I'm not sure what block-size to use, so can you please specify what block-size you used to create the original image? Thanks.

    - Also, a suggestion: Can you provide an image with Unity-2D pre-installed, and set as default? Afterall, Unity was designed for devices with small screens / resolutions.

    - Finally, I replied to your blog post re. torrent downloads. Kindly check the same.

    Regards,
    deX

    Hi,

    Thank you for reporting to software centre issues etc i will look into this and make sure they are fixed on final release

    I will have to boot my ubuntu machine to check this drop me a email so I dont forget and I will do it in the morning for you :)

    I have been playing with Unity but there are alot of problems with getting it running over vnc on android, basiclly no icons load which is quick a big issue :p I am continuing to try to work on this and had hoped that the full image on final release from beta would feature unity but time will have to tell

    I shall check it out thanks :)
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    is this like a flash or a new launcher?
    i would like to test it
    lg optimus s
    kravens iho
    looks like its pretty solid would u conisder porting this to the hp touch pad?

    This is a guide to running a full ubuntu image within android, the guide includes links to everything you need etc, I have been working on the ubuntu image and guide for some time in the forums of devices I have so now want to expand to all android devices that can support it.
    Does the HP touch pad have android/a android port? If so its quite possible this would work