[DEV] ArchLinux on the TF300T(G)

[tailormoon]

I not respond for anything whats gone wrong on you side

Only kernel uploading http://d-h.st/JgA

wifi dont work

 

[noahvt]

links dead

Both links are dead please fix

 

[eddywebs]

followed the exact steps as below >>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33173786&highlight=firmware#post33173786

stuck at "ASUS" logo, help anybody :?

Both links are dead please fix

I'm more than happy to help!, alright so:

1) Update the recovery to TWRP 2.3.1.0, Micro SD support is a must (in case you accidentally screw up, also recommend you drop a stock rom on the micro SD card before anything)

2) Install Stock Asus JB 4.1.1 Firmware 10.4.2.13 - Rooted & Deodexed & Busybox version ! (The reason you need Busybox is due that you have to untar some files on the tablet, this made the untar process quick.) Also note that i was not successful at installing this using Hydro 4.1

3) The stock kernel worked wonders for me, i did not install a custom kernel. The stock kernel worked perfectly for this, i recommend you skip installing untermenschs's kernel.

4) After the stock rom is working, copy "linux.tar.gz" to the root of your internal storage on the tablet https://rapidshare.com/files/201953815/linux.tar.gz

5) Reboot your tablet into fastboot & "fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging hybridkernel.blob" https://rapidshare.com/#!download|15p3|2827313479|hybridkernel.blob|7694|0|0

6)After you reboot back into android, open up ADB on your computer and type

$ su
# mkdir /data/linux
# tar -xzvf /storage/sdcard0/linux.tar.gz -C /data/linux

This will take awhile just patiently wait till it's done extracting.

7)Create a file called ".boot_linux" and drop it on root of your internal storage on the tablet, then reboot. The kernel will then look for the ".boot_linux" file and when it finds it, you boot to arch linux.

8)I haven't played much with Arch Linux, so i have to figure out the location of internal storage is from linux. But what i did to reboot back into android was to reboot into TWRP and go to Advance > File Manager and delete the ".boot_linux" file and reboot tablet. That will then of course reboot into Android.

 

[patate331]

Hey everybody,
Do you know if is it going to be compatible with the Asus me301t?
If not, it can be an interesting project...

Thanks

 

[vjtz]

Broken links?

Hi, I tried to download it, but the links for ROM in 1st post are broken - error 404. Is the ROM development still active? I'd like to try to have some full-featured Linux on my TF300T (preferably as dual boot with Android).

 

[rastony]

Arch on encrypted fs

Hi,
Would this Arch Linux distro work on a TF300T with custom KitKat 4.4 CM ROM installed on an Android's encrypted fs?
Tks

 

[Trigger911]

Hi,
Would this Arch Linux distro work on a TF300T with custom KitKat 4.4 CM ROM installed on an Android's encrypted fs?
Tks

I am wondering the same I am pretty sure 4.4 uses a 4.2 boot loader and the JB is a little different

 

[rastony]

You are right.
I used to hve openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-tf300t-4.2.img file installed. Not -JB not -ICS.
Then I switched to that one:
- Flash scanno's TWRP 2.6.3.2: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407569892
Which happens to be the same (md5 cheked) as TWRP 2.6.3.2 from OmniROM.

ALL 4.2 bootloader versions for KK 4.4.2.

I am wondering the same I am pretty sure 4.4 uses a 4.2 boot loader and the JB is a little different

 

[Trigger911]

You are right.
I used to hve openrcovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-tf300t-4.2.img file installed. Not -JB not -ICS.
Then I switched to that one:
- Flash scanno's TWRP 2.6.3.2: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407569892
Which happens to be the same (md5 cheked) as TWRP 2.6.3.2 from OmniROM.

ALL 4.2 bootloader versions for KK 4.4.2.

So I think in order to run this we would have to downgrade ... Kinda stinks I really like omnirom.

 

[Trigger911]

BTW I found download links for this project at:

iamboke.blogspot.com/2013/07/tf300t-running-arch-linux-functional.html

Archlinux FS

Kernel

 

[Frank2501]

Could you post new links for downloading kernel and RootFS? These on rapidshare are dead, I wish to install arch linux on my TF 300 too.

 

[cristobal.digital]

Hi. Could you please update the links? The provided ones are dead

 

[rikooneh]

I'd like to install arch on m'y tf300t. All the links are dead except the one un the réponse #490. Do i juste need to flash the ZIP files to install ach?

 

[Thyrum]

I got an old TF300T and wanted to try to bring new life to it by installing Arch. I was however sad to find out that all the threads are long dead and that both the download links on this thread are dead. Any chance you can upload the initramfs and blob again?

Im also interested in learning this low-level stuff myself. I already found the kernel for the TF300T (not TF300TG) on GitHub (i can't post the link however since this is one of my first 10 posts...). Do you have any pointers on how i can install Arch on a bare kernel? Would it be easier using the correct kernel or does it not matter?

Thanks ahead of time.