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mrplowdan

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Excuse me, if it does not. I'm just going of what I read.
I just assumed because it was stated here as:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install?action=show&redirect=TouchInstallProcess

that that will wipe the /data/media/ (which is symlinked as /sdcard/) partition as well.

No problem, Ubuntu must have meant app data, because /data/media is untouched after the install

Code:
mrplow@mrplow-desktop:~$ adb shell ls /sdcard/
Alarms
Android
Cyandelta
DCIM
Download
Movies
Music
NFC ReTAG
Notifications
PicSay
Pictures
Podcasts
ROMs
Ringtones
SmartVoiceRecorder
TWRP
Tasker
TitaniumBackup
catlog
clockworkmod
cmupdater
com.fongo.dellvoice
com.google.android.apps.listen
data
goomanager
iwcache
panoramas
mrplow@mrplow-desktop:~$ adb shell cat /system/build.prop|head
# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=JDQ39
ro.build.display.id=cm_maguro-userdebug 4.2.2 JDQ39 eng..20130219.014313 test-keys
ro.build.version.incremental=eng..20130219.014313
ro.build.version.sdk=17
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.2.2
ro.build.date=Tue Feb 19 01:43:50 PST 2013
ro.build.date.utc=1361267030
mrplow@mrplow-desktop:~$ phablet-flash -b
"Touch Developer Preview for Ubuntu" is released for free
non-commercial use. It is provided without warranty, even the implied
warranty of merchantability, satisfaction or fitness for a particular
use. See the licence included with each program for details.

Some licences may grant additional rights; this notice shall not limit
your rights under each program's licence. Licences for each program
are available in the usr/share/doc directory. Source code for Ubuntu
can be downloaded from archive.ubuntu.com. Ubuntu, the Ubuntu logo
and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

"Touch Preview for Ubuntu" is released for limited use due to the
inclusion of binary hardware support files. The original components
and licenses can be found at:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers.

Do you accept? [yes|no]
yes
Starting new HTTP connection (1): cdimage.ubuntu.com
Download directory set to /home/mrplow/Downloads/phablet-flash/95
Device detected as maguro
Downloading http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-system-armel+maguro.img
--2013-02-21 15:09:50--  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-system-armel+maguro.img
Resolving cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.92.174
Connecting to cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)|91.189.92.174|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

Downloading http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-system-armel+maguro.img.md5sum
--2013-02-21 15:09:50--  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-system-armel+maguro.img.md5sum
Resolving cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.92.174
Connecting to cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)|91.189.92.174|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

quantal-preinstalled-system-armel+maguro.img: OK
Downloading http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip
--2013-02-21 15:09:52--  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip
Resolving cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.92.174
Connecting to cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)|91.189.92.174|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

Downloading http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip.md5sum
--2013-02-21 15:09:52--  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip.md5sum
Resolving cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.92.174
Connecting to cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)|91.189.92.174|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip: OK
Downloading http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-recovery-armel+maguro.img
--2013-02-21 15:09:59--  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-recovery-armel+maguro.img
Resolving cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.92.174
Connecting to cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)|91.189.92.174|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

Downloading http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-recovery-armel+maguro.img.md5sum
--2013-02-21 15:09:59--  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-recovery-armel+maguro.img.md5sum
Resolving cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.92.174
Connecting to cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)|91.189.92.174|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

quantal-preinstalled-recovery-armel+maguro.img: OK
Downloading http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+maguro.img
--2013-02-21 15:10:00--  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+maguro.img
Resolving cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.92.174
Connecting to cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)|91.189.92.174|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

Downloading http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+maguro.img.md5sum
--2013-02-21 15:10:00--  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+maguro.img.md5sum
Resolving cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.92.174
Connecting to cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)|91.189.92.174|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+maguro.img: OK
Pushing /home/mrplow/Downloads/phablet-flash/95/quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip to /sdcard/autodeploy.zip
3520 KB/s (504219641 bytes in 139.857s)
The device needs to be unlocked for the following to work
[sudo] password for mrplow: 
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [  0.022s]
sending 'system' (83042 KB)...
OKAY [  9.120s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 12.811s]
finished. total time: 21.953s
sending 'boot' (4450 KB)...
OKAY [  0.489s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [  1.065s]
finished. total time: 1.555s
sending 'recovery' (6066 KB)...
OKAY [  0.677s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.871s]
finished. total time: 1.549s
Booting into recovery
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.679s]
booting...
OKAY [  0.358s]
finished. total time: 1.037s
Once completed the device should reboot into Ubuntu
5 min later...
Code:
mrplow@mrplow-desktop:~$ adb shell ls /data/media/0
Alarms                          SmartVoiceRecorder
Android                         TWRP
Cyandelta                       Tasker
DCIM                            TitaniumBackup
Download                        autodeploy.zip
Movies                          catlog
Music                           clockworkmod
NFC ReTAG                       cmupdater
Notifications                   com.fongo.dellvoice
PicSay                          com.google.android.apps.listen
Pictures                        data
Podcasts                        goomanager
ROMs                            iwcache
Ringtones                       panoramas
mrplow@mrplow-desktop:~$ adb shell cat /default.prop|head
#
# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=1
ro.allow.mock.location=0
ro.debuggable=1
persist.sys.usb.config=mtp,adb
# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=JOP40D
mrplow@mrplow-desktop:~$ adb reboot bootloader
mrplow@mrplow-desktop:~$
 
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Just asked the people at Canonical (over IRC at #ubuntu-phone on freenode) about updates and they told me that because it's a preview, it doesn't have a planned release schedule.

Going to ask them about how carrier and OEM customization affects updates next.
 

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Please, i confused:

This Ubuntu for Nexus, have or not, Internet GSM ?

In oficial page, say yes:


What to expect after flashing
For detailed information check the release notes

Shell and core applications
Connection to the GSM network (on Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4)
Phone calls and SMS (on Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4)
Networking via Wifi
Functional camera (front and back)
Device accessible through the Android Developer Bridge tool (adb)
 

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I am afraid to lose sd card data so want to confirm once again! I have to backup nandroid by TWRP then flash zip with which is on OP? correct? Let me know if I am wrong! Thanks

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
 

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GSM connection works, so calling and SMS do work. But mobile internet doesn't. The only way to get data is through WiFi.

I am afraid to lose sd card data so want to confirm once again! I have to backup nandroid by TWRP then flash zip with which is on OP? correct? Let me know if I am wrong! Thanks

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Yes, you do a backup, then flash both of the files in their respected order (first maguro, than phablet).
 
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I am afraid to lose sd card data so want to confirm once again! I have to backup nandroid by TWRP then flash zip with which is on OP? correct? Let me know if I am wrong! Thanks

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

When I flashed Ubuntu I just wiped cache and dalvik cache, later I did same again and flashed my ROM via ADB sideload!
I didn't lose anything, so you don't have to do backup.
 
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GSM connection works, so calling and SMS do work. But mobile internet doesn't. The only way to get data is through WiFi.


Yes, you do a backup, then flash both of the files in their respected order (first maguro, than phablet).

Should I have to flash both files? I guess phablet for tablet? Correct me if I am wrong! Thanks

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
 

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Yes, you need to flash both.
The maguro file contains files specific for the maguro.
The phablet file is the file that contains the OS (that's why it's almost 500MB in size)
 
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So, I just got two slightly conflicting answers to my updates question.
One was that it's open source with nightly updates
The other is that they don't know yet.

So, we'll just have to wait.
 
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how do i enter recovery or fastboot mode while in ubuntu? power+vol up+vol down doesn't seem to work. want to go back to android already -.-
 

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how do i enter recovery or fastboot mode while in ubuntu? power+vol up+vol down doesn't seem to work. want to go back to android already -.-
Turn your device off.
Hold both volume buttons, then hold the power button for a bit.
You'll boot into an image of an android lying on it's back.
With the volume keys, scroll down to recovery and press the power key.
 
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Seems initial build of Ubuntu need to improve with lots of feature can't go it with daily driver :(

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    Canonical just announced their mobile OS called Ubuntu Mobile
    Now, you're probably wondering why I put this in the GNex general.
    Let me tell you.
    The dev phone at this phase for UM is the one and only, Galaxy Nexus.
    As seen here: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/ubuntu-for-smartphones/
    And in pretty much every picture of it on http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone

    I made this thread for discussion, speculation and the likes :)

    So, how long do you think until the first build is avalable for us?

    UPDATE: Everything we know so far (basic information and release times) are here:
    http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/18y9ij/when_this_post_is_3_hours_old_canonical_will/

    Official instructions for installation (You need to have a Ubuntu/compatable Linux distribution installed):
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install
    Easiest way to install the preview image:
    (Method discovered by eng.stk)
    For people wondering about install (tried with TWRP):

    1. Nandroid backup
    2. Factory Reset
    3. Grab quantal-preinstalled-armel+maguro.zip (MD5: e4c9c5601019ec7ce24f43f317361982) and quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip (MD5: edd3c43909a6e73ac254b2673d40cc53) from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/
    4. Flash quantal-preinstalled-armel+maguro.zip
    5. Flash quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip (this one will take a while, grab some coffee :laugh:)
    6. Reboot (screen will go black but after a few seconds Ubuntu is up)
    7. Profit :highfive:

    This install didn't wiped my sdcard. I just restored my TWRP backup after a short Ubuntu testdrive.
    If you are paranoid, just copy your stuf from SDCARD to your PC before flashing.
    How to go back to Android?
    It's easy.
    You can either restore the Nandroid backup you made earlier (assuming you followed the instructions all the way) or just flash a ROM. It's as easy as that.
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    Do you work for canonical?

    Yes...

    ---------- Post added at 12:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:17 PM ----------

    Only question I have, if I load this onto my Galaxy Nexus, how easy will it be to re-install Android if I don't like it?

    If Canonical get this right then more people might give it a try, if getting Android back is to differ-cult then not sure I'll attempt it.
    It's as easy as flashing a new rom... you flash ubuntu from cwm and you have ubuntu, go back to the recovery and flash android or your backup
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    Install Ubuntu the easy way

    For people wondering about install (tried with TWRP):

    1. Nandroid backup
    2. Factory Reset
    3. Grab quantal-preinstalled-armel+maguro.zip (MD5: e4c9c5601019ec7ce24f43f317361982) and quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip (MD5: edd3c43909a6e73ac254b2673d40cc53) from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/
    4. Flash quantal-preinstalled-armel+maguro.zip
    5. Flash quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip (this one will take a while, grab some coffee :laugh:)
    6. Reboot (screen will go black but after a few seconds Ubuntu is up)
    7. Profit :highfive:

    This install didn't wiped my sdcard. I just restored my TWRP backup after a short Ubuntu testdrive.
    If you are paranoid, just copy your stuf from SDCARD to your PC before flashing.
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    Canonical just announced their mobile OS called Ubuntu Mobile
    Now, you're probably wondering why I put this in the GNex general.
    Let me tell you.
    The dev phone at this phase for UM is the one and only, Galaxy Nexus.
    As seen here: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/ubuntu-for-smartphones/
    And in pretty much every picture of it on http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone

    I made this thread for discussion, speculation and the likes :)

    So, how long do you think until the first build is avalable for us?
    Installing Ubuntu on your phone is very easy, you can do this from cwm...
    I will keep you guys updated once we release the img files!
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    Hey folks , here is a screen of the keyboard