[HOWTO] install and run Ubuntu inside phone

[smartsreenath]

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[TheGrammarFreak]

no progress yet was not even begin xD

for the dual boot, see if we can modify the boot process and integret a boot menu.
at the moment, no android can do this

@areicko, are you in fake recovery ?

I think it's entirely possible. Something like fake flash, but with boot menu instead? I'll have a look at chroot-ing meego. Possibly.

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[LilNes]

I have tested to boot on SD card, but when i launch

fastboot -c 'root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rw rootfs=ext2 init=/sbin/init rootwait noinitrd' boot zImage

but don't work ...

we have a valide zImage for the Lengende ?

 

[TheGrammarFreak]

I have tested to boot on SD card, but when i launch

fastboot -c 'root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rw rootfs=ext2 init=/sbin/init rootwait noinitrd' boot zImage

but don't work ...

we have a valide zImage for the Lengende ?

There are a couple of potential problems here. I'm not sure what fastboot is like on our legend, I have a feeling that some commands don't work...

The image we use at the moment was made with chroot in mind I assume... I'm not sure though.

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[LilNes]

I try

fastboot -c 'root=/dev/mmcblk0p1

and its work, but nothing on the screen ^^

fastboot -c work fine, but the cmd not ...
remplace mmcblk0p2 (nexus one) by mmcblk0p1 for the legend =)

And when i try

fastboot -c 'root=/dev/mmcblk0p1' boot zImage

I have zImage not found =D

Edit : we have ext2 module on the legend ?

 

[TheGrammarFreak]

Try replacing zImage with the name of the image you are using.

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[Zionator]

Help!!!

Hi.
Good work on porting ubuntu i cant wait to play around with it but upon trying to do so i stumbled upon some errors
Is there anyone who can see what i am doing wrong here
This is what i have done.

adb devices :
List of devices attached
HT04WNX03463 recovery

adb shell :
~ # cd /sdcard/ubuntu/
cd /sdcard/ubuntu/
/sdcard/ubuntu # ls
ls
bootubuntu fsrw mountonly ubuntu.img ubuntu.sh unionfs

/sdcard/ubuntu # sh ./ubuntu.sh
sh ./ubuntu.sh
modprobe: chdir(2.6.29-e3993620): No such file or directory
←[H←[Jmkdir: can't create directory '/data/local/mnt': File exists
←[H←[Jrm: can't remove '/system/bin/fsrw': No such file or directory
rm: can't remove '/system/bin/bootubuntu': No such file or directory
rm: can't remove '/system/bin/unionfs': No such file or directory
rm: can't remove '/system/bin/mountonly': No such file or directory
chmod: su: No such file or directory
←[H←[J
Ubuntu Chroot Bootloader v0.11
Ubuntu Bootloader is now installed!
This process does NOT damage Android OS!
Original Installer by Charan Singh
Modified for Ubuntu Chroot by Max Lee at NexusOneHacks.net
Modified by Snakehult
To enter the Debian Linux console just type 'bootubuntu'

/sdcard/ubuntu # sh ./bootubuntu
sh ./bootubuntu
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
Setting /etc/resolv.conf to Google Open DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
Setting localhost on /etc/hosts
Brought to you by NexusOneHacks.net and the open source community!

Modified by Snakehult
ver 0.1
[email protected]:/#

I then boot into azure and do following...

adb devices :
List of devices attached
HT04WNX03463 device

adb shell :
# bootubuntu
bootubuntu
losetup: /dev/block/loop5
mount: mounting /dev/block/loop5 on /data/local/ubuntu failed: Device or resourc
e busy
mount: mounting devpts on /data/local/ubuntu/dev/pts failed: No such file or dir
ectory
mount: mounting proc on /data/local/ubuntu/proc failed: No such file or director
y
mount: mounting sysfs on /data/local/ubuntu/sys failed: No such file or director
y
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
Setting /etc/resolv.conf to Google Open DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
bootubuntu: cannot create /data/local/ubuntu/etc/resolv.conf: directory nonexist
ent
bootubuntu: cannot create /data/local/ubuntu/etc/resolv.conf: directory nonexist
ent
Setting localhost on /etc/hosts
bootubuntu: cannot create /data/local/ubuntu/etc/hosts: directory nonexistent
Brought to you by NexusOneHacks.net and the open source community!

Modified by Snakehult
ver 0.1
chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory
Shutting down Ubuntu
umount: can't umount /data/local/ubuntu/dev/pts: No such file or directory
umount: can't umount /data/local/ubuntu/proc: No such file or directory
umount: can't umount /data/local/ubuntu/sys: No such file or directory
umount: can't umount /data/local/ubuntu: Invalid argument
losetup: /dev/loop5: Device or resource busy

 

[areicko]

I got exactly the same errors !

Can anyone help us ?

Thanks ;-)

 

[TheGrammarFreak]

I got exactly the same errors !

Can anyone help us ?

Thanks ;-)

It seems that loop5 causes issues too. Try opening bootubuntu in notepad++ (windows) or any text editor (linux) and changing all the "loop5" to "loop1" then saving it and putting it on your /sdcard/ubuntu folder. Then follow the steps in the first post again.

If it goes wrong again follow the same procedure, but change to "loop5" or "loop2". I know this is a pain but it's the only way I've found to fix it.

What the problem is is that the loopback device (loop1, loop2 or loop5, whichever you use) is sometimes busy for no good reason, so you need to use another one. A potential "be all and end all" solution is to change the scripts so that that check for which loopback device is free, and use that. But as I'm no good at scripting I wouldn't know how. I'll look into doing it, but someone else may well beat me to it

What you need to remember about this is that it's a very "nerdy" thing to do, and should be approached with a 'can do' attitude. It seems that there is no one loopback device that's always free, so we need to change the scripts often to keep booting it.

Anyhoo, I'll read up on these scripts, and see if I can work out a simple "if ... then ... else" procedure that automates some of this, if it's even possible...

 

[Zionator]

It seems that loop5 causes issues too. Try opening bootubuntu in notepad++ (windows) or any text editor (linux) and changing all the "loop5" to "loop1" then saving it and putting it on your /sdcard/ubuntu folder. Then follow the steps in the first post again.

If it goes wrong again follow the same procedure, but change to "loop5" or "loop2". I know this is a pain but it's the only way I've found to fix it.

What the problem is is that the loopback device (loop1, loop2 or loop5, whichever you use) is sometimes busy for no good reason, so you need to use another one. A potential "be all and end all" solution is to change the scripts so that that check for which loopback device is free, and use that. But as I'm no good at scripting I wouldn't know how. I'll look into doing it, but someone else may well beat me to it

What you need to remember about this is that it's a very "nerdy" thing to do, and should be approached with a 'can do' attitude. It seems that there is no one loopback device that's always free, so we need to change the scripts often to keep booting it.

Anyhoo, I'll read up on these scripts, and see if I can work out a simple "if ... then ... else" procedure that automates some of this, if it's even possible...

Thanks for the help.
I have done it from loop1 to loop 7 and they r all busy so i just wanna know how many loops dos this phone have and how do i free them up to use for ubuntu if max amuont of loops r busy

 

[TheGrammarFreak]

Thanks for the help.
I have done it from loop1 to loop 7 and they r all busy so i just wanna know how many loops dos this phone have and how do i free them up to use for ubuntu if max amuont of loops r busy

If I knew how to free 'em up our problem would be solved. Lol. Rebooting might help, but otherwise I'm all outta ideas.

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[Zionator]

OH boy!!!

If I knew how to free 'em up our problem would be solved. Lol. Rebooting might help, but otherwise I'm all outta ideas.

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Hmmm after to many tries with out luck i did a wipe and reinstalled azure and before applying the app pack with market in it i gave ubuntu a shot and bang it was running.
After applying the app pack market just starts auto downloading tonz of apps and reinstalling them so now i am back at pointblank all loops r busy .

i think this ubuntu is a nice idea but sadly only a few will be able to try it unless someone then finds out a way to reserve a loop or 2 for ubuntu

 

[snakehult]

Hmmm after to many tries with out luck i did a wipe and reinstalled azure and before applying the app pack with market in it i gave ubuntu a shot and bang it was running.
After applying the app pack market just starts auto downloading tonz of apps and reinstalling them so now i am back at pointblank all loops r busy .

i think this ubuntu is a nice idea but sadly only a few will be able to try it unless someone then finds out a way to reserve a loop or 2 for ubuntu

I will try to make new script.

meanwhile try
losetup -f

for show first free loop (X)

mod bootubuntu with:

sed 's/loop5/loopX/' bootubuntu

boot to recovery and rerun sh ./ubuntu.sh for update bootubuntu in /system/bin

 

[Zionator]

I will try to make new script.

meanwhile try
losetup -f

for show first free loop (X)

mod bootubuntu with:

sed 's/loop5/loopX/' bootubuntu

boot to recovery and rerun sh ./ubuntu.sh for update bootubuntu in /system/bin

ok thanks very much for the reply i'll try it now

Edit :

This is how my bootubuntu looks like now and i am abit confused as to what line i have to change?

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system ;
export kit=/sdcard/ubuntu
export bin=/system/bin
if [ ! -d /data/local/ubuntu ]
then
mkdir /data/local/ubuntu ;
fi
export mnt=/data/local/ubuntu
export PATH=$bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export HOME=/root
mknod /dev/loop5 b 7 0 ;
losetup /dev/block/loop5 /sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img ;
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/loop5 /data/local/ubuntu ;
mount -t devpts devpts $mnt/dev/pts ;
mount -t proc proc $mnt/proc ;
mount -t sysfs sysfs $mnt/sys ;
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 ;
echo "Setting /etc/resolv.conf to Google Open DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4"
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "nameserver 8.8.4.4" >> $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "Setting localhost on /etc/hosts "
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" > $mnt/etc/hosts
echo "Brought to you by NexusOneHacks.net and the open source community! "
echo " "
echo " "
echo " "
echo "Modified by Snakehult "
echo "ver 0.1"
echo " "
chroot $mnt /bin/bash
#After exit command is executed clear it all up
echo " "
echo "Shutting down Ubuntu"
umount $mnt/dev/pts ;
umount $mnt/proc ;
umount $mnt/sys ;
umount $mnt ;
losetup -d /dev/loop5 ;



pew i have now reach 33 and still busy loops i give up for now till more help comes

 

[snakehult]

ok thanks very much for the reply i'll try it now

Edit :

This is how my bootubuntu looks like now and i am abit confused as to what line i have to change?



pew i have now reach 33 and still busy loops i give up for now till more help comes

Do As I told yo and run command in prev post. And sed will change file for you.

 

[Zionator]

Lovin this porting

What dos this mean?
BogoMIPS : 479.72

And i saw in another forum that desire i think was running ether ubuntu or dedian with gui and just wanted to know if it is possible for legend or is the hardware to low for that?

And i got it working with losetup -f thanks i just didnt understand if i should put losetup in the script or as a command but figured it out

Edit :

When trying to install anything it tells me >
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libbeagle1{u} python-dev{u} python-nautilus{u} python2.6-dev{u}

What do i do to install apps are the above safe to remove or not?
I would realy like nano or something similar to be installed since gedit is installed but useless since no gui.
I am sure if the python is removed it will mess up ubuntu on the phone and dont realy need nautilus since there is no gui or am i totaly wrong?

Is there a command for a list of all the installed apps on ubuntu that would be useble in terminal mode?

 

[BlaY0]

What dos this mean?
BogoMIPS : 479.72

It means your gizmo runs at 480 MHz (not directly but indirectly).

When trying to install anything it tells me >
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libbeagle1{u} python-dev{u} python-nautilus{u} python2.6-dev{u}

If you don't have GUI, then it is safe because removal of all these packages won't impact the system. Check that you are using the right apt sources.

I am sure if the python is removed it will mess up ubuntu on the phone and dont realy need nautilus since there is no gui or am i totaly wrong?

Where does it say it will remove python??? Just development part of python, which you won't need if you don't compile natively stuff with python support.

Is there a command for a list of all the installed apps on ubuntu that would be useble in terminal mode?

Try aptitude. Install it if it is not installed yet but I doubt that.

 

[jinxul]

c:\sdk\tools\adb shell
# cd /sdcard/ubuntu
cd /sdcard/ubuntu
# sh ./ubuntu.sh
sh ./ubuntu.sh
mount: mounting /dev/block/mtdblock3 on /system failed: device or resource busy
modprobe: module 'ext2' not found
←[H←[Jmkdir failed for /data/local/mnt, file exists
←[H←[Jrm: can't remove ' /system/bin/fsrw' : No such file or directory
rm : can't remove ' /system/bin/bootubuntu' : No such file or directory
rm : can't remove ' /system/bin/unionfs' : No such file or directory
rm : can't remove ' /system/bin/mountonly' : No such file or directory
cp : can't remove ' /system/bin/fsrw' : Out of memory
cp : can't remove ' /system/bin/bootubuntu' : Out of memory
cp : can't remove ' /system/bin/uniofs' : Out of memory
cp : can't remove ' /system/bin/mountonly' : Out of memory
chmod: su: No such file or directory
←[H←[J
ubuntu chroot bootloader v0.11
this process does NOT damage Android OS!
Original Installer By Charan Singh
Modified For Ubuntu Chroot by Max lee at NexusOneHacks.net
Modified by Snakehult
to enter the debian linux consol just type 'bootubuntu'
#sh ./bootubuntu
sh ./bootubuntu


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then my phone Reboot but i cant run ubuntu with terminal !
what i have to do ?

 

[snakehult]

c:\sdk\tools\adb shell
# cd /sdcard/ubuntu
cd /sdcard/ubuntu
# sh ./ubuntu.sh
sh ./ubuntu.sh
mount: mounting /dev/block/mtdblock3 on /system failed: device or resource busy



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then my phone Reboot but i cant run ubuntu with terminal !
what i have to do ?

You are not in recoverymode when running adb shell ?

 

[jinxul]

You are not in recoverymode when running adb shell ?

No ..
in recovery i cant use adb shell

when iam use adb shell after 2seconds adb shell has been STOP !