[discussion|support|F.A.Q] Porting Ubuntu Phone OS to Defy(+)

[vedhasd]

Well this thread is dedicated about the possibilities of getting a port of ubuntu phone os. Recently displayed and would be launched around MWC 2013, Ubuntu OS will be launched for galaxy nexus! .

although there are short threads present about the topic, aim of this thread would be to provide Support/Bug-Report/F.A.Q if any port of ubuntu shows up for our phone from our great developers.

This is refreshingly new OS.

HERE IS THE LINK TO THREAD--> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2174544

I am damn sure some-one will take up this great job

Latest: Ubuntu Phone OS Porting Guide https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting

Some of Features of ubuntu phone:(taken from wikipedia)

• OS family Unix-like
• Working state Current
• Source model Open source
• Initial release February 2013; 30 days' time
• Available language(s) Multilingual
• Update method Ubuntu Software Center (+ APT, …)
• Package manager dpkg
• Supported platforms i386, ARM
• Kernel type Monolithic (Linux kernel)
• Userland GNU
• Default user interface Unity shell

So what may be the hindrances:

• What kernel version is it based on
• will it require bootloader unlock ;-(

UBUNTU PHONE OS

since it is yet to be released this is an open discussion, if any developer takes this project for defy, this thread will be a F.A.Q/support/Bugreport thread (if ever it happens )

 

[jefersondossantos]

i'm here for tests.

i'm not a developer, but you guys can count with my defy+ for tests. I really would like to have ubuntu phone on my defy+.

 

[swapnil360]

I'd love to see Ubuntu Phone OS on Defy. First of all it's based on Android kernel so there wouldn't be much difficulty for it. The sources should be out next month. Also we'll need to find a method to dual boot with a custom kernel because it's less likely for someone to use it as a primary OS.

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[pgreed]

Will be very nice to see ubuntu working natively on ours Defy but the specification for minimal resources is beyond the possibilities of defy. So it can be ported but will be very laggy IMHO.

 

[vedhasd]

I'd love to see Ubuntu Phone OS on Defy. First of all it's based on Android kernel so there wouldn't be much difficulty for it. The sources should be out next month. Also we'll need to find a method to dual boot with a custom kernel because it's less likely for someone to use it as a primary OS.

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what is ubuntu's packaging method? i mean the OS image?

 

[K3n H1mur4]

Will be very nice to see ubuntu working natively on ours Defy but the specification for minimal resources is beyond the possibilities of defy. So it can be ported but will be very laggy IMHO.

Not that beyond. Min specs (as stated here) only ask 4-8GB internal storage for an entry-level ubuntu phone, everything else (CPU clock, minimum RAM and multitouch capability) already cover our phone. Plus, as far as I remember (though I can easily be wrong on this, since I haven't touched an Ubuntu machine for months, now), this OS (specially considering it was specifically deployed for running on phones) doesn't take more than 2GB when installed. Again, I can be wrong, BUT... What about multiboot? A class 6 8GB card (or even a class 4, like the one included with our phones) may do the job, and we will still be able to boot CM10+ and ask silly questions to Google Now.

what is ubuntu's packaging method? i mean the OS image?

I may be wrong, but I think I read in more than one place it'll be available as a flashable zip. Since the folks there at Canonical were able to boot this little beauty in a Galaxy Nexus, and they intend to release the GNx version (without many workarounds needed to install) before the end of january, I think it's pretty safe to bet on a recovery-flashable zip file. Last, but not least, I think an install script (like the ones devs use in current Android flashable zips) may be slightly modified to install Ubuntu from a system image, specially if you consider Aroma-based installers are doing wonders in matter of personalizing Android installations. This not considering (and in this matter I have absolutely no idea) the possibility of the disk installer of linux distributions be already running scripts very similar to those used on Android flashable zips to install desktop OSs on computers. Devs will be better suited to tell about the latter.

P.S.: if anyone there tried Android-x86, you guys can see the installable image is very similar to an Ubuntu (or any other linux) installation zip. This might lead us in the opposite direction, looking at which modifications were made for the installer to work with Android, and reversing them for a Ubuntu installer to work in a flashable zip.

 

[pgreed]

Not that beyond. Min specs (as stated here) only ask 4-8GB internal storage for an entry-level ubuntu phone, everything else (CPU clock, minimum RAM and multitouch capability) already cover our phone.
...

Is nice that you are very optimistic with this. I wanna be so but ... the entry level processor is a Cortex9 ! which is more powerfull than ours and Ubuntu is based on 3.4x kernel and necesitate a bigger system ROM to install (ours is ~350MB). Anyhow will wait and see and ... speculate.

 

[vedhasd]

Is nice that you are very optimistic with this. I wanna be so but ... the entry level processor is a Cortex9 ! which is more powerfull than ours and Ubuntu is based on 3.4x kernel and necesitate a bigger system ROM to install (ours is ~350MB). Anyhow will wait and see and ... speculate.

It may depend on how far our devs will be able to strip down the OS for our phone, I think we may not require full fledged running desktop compatibility but it still depends by what extent we can strip down the footprint!

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[jsnjack]

Ubuntu Phone OS Porting Guide https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting

 

[lorcotti]

red lens defy+ guinea pig

I'd love to see Ubuntu Phone OS on Defy. First of all it's based on Android kernel so there wouldn't be much difficulty for it. The sources should be out next month. Also we'll need to find a method to dual boot with a custom kernel because it's less likely for someone to use it as a primary OS.

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'm not developer but my red lens defy+ is available as a guinea pig.
Then I can make rather a system as primary OS alpha and p500 use my day-to-day

sorry my english

 

[omoura11]

It would be nice if we had more one option rom. Live freedom!

 

[garion86]

are there some news? i've founded this video, but I can't understand if this is related to the thread in android development...
in youtube: watch?v=hglLF3dM8Zk (i'm not allowed to post link ^^ )

 

[vedhasd]

Kayant had released an alpha preview.. but the ubuntu project will be helpful iff we some how boot up 3.0.x kernel with RIL

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