[DEV] Ubuntu on Nexus S (natively)

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Ok, so following on from the MeeGo thread, I have Ubuntu booting on the Nexus S using the same method and same kernel.

The Ubuntu image used is the HD2 Ubuntu image (v 0.3), loaded from a file on the internal memory (again, no flashing required - you can thank me later).

The touchscreen isn't yet working, but that's my kernel at fault. Will fix that with the MeeGo stuff.

If you want to try this yourself, first grab yourself a copy of Ubuntu for HD2, and take just the rootfs.ext2 file and drag it to your Nexus S (put it in a folder called 'ubuntu' - lowercase is important!).

Then use fastboot to boot the following image (or flash it to recovery partition if you're daring and know how dangerous that can be):

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8657343/bootUbuntu.img

You will need to do one minor edit once the device is booted; you will see the screen output is very weird; ADB push the following file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and then reboot Ubuntu:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8657343/xorg.conf

If you're in any way interested, please click the thanks button! Otherwise, enjoy!

nice!

the next thing we'll need after getting the touch screen working
is to have a calling app daemon, and make sure internet works on both 3G and WiFi

nice, look same at Ubuntu Netbook Edition

What about Galaxy S?

Originally Posted by Njcki

What about Galaxy S?

In theory the same stuff should work; I don't have a Galaxy S to test on or I'd try it. I don't know anything about the Galaxy S' bootloader, or how much the kernel would differ (I'm guessing not at all, since this is a stock Samsung kernel from the Android kernel source)

I did an article on my site http://www.android-ita.com/dev-port-...u-sul-nexus-s/

Maybe some italian devs, will help you

Thanks for this, gonna have a play now

Why is it dangerous to flash the boot image to recovery? Isn't fastboot lower level than recovery, or have I got that wrong?

nice, thanks. trying this as soon as my wife gets off my phone.

Oh my god.. You are awesome good sir. Will give it a run when touch is up and running!

I'd love it to be run from Android....i dont want it natively, just to test it...booting for example from an android app