[Ubuntu-Touch]WIP-LGV20(h918-h910)TWRP-ZIP-Install

[walidham]

I am not responsible for bricked devices,

This is a port of Ubuntu Touch for the LG V20 T-Mobile h918 variant. Not yet stable.

Before install halium-boot.img backup only your boot partition. You can restore your current system after try Ubuntu touch. Ubuntu touch will be install in data partition not in system partition.

Youtube :

Sources:
Kernel:
https://github.com/walidham/android_kernel_lge_msm8996/tree/halium-7.1

Device:
https://github.com/walidham/android_device_lge_h918/tree/halium-7.1
https://github.com/walidham/android_device_lge_msm8996-common/tree/halium-7.1

Manifest file
https://github.com/walidham/lge_manifest/tree/master

Status
Working:

• Audio
• Calling
• SMS
• 4G
• Wifi
• GPS
• Vibration
• Orientation sensor

Missing:

• Video recording/decoding
• Bluetooth
• Flash light
• ADB/MTP
• Libertine
• camera
• fingerprint

There are two methods to install Ubuntu Touch
Method 1 : unofficial installation with TWRP
1- Download zip file UT TWRP
2- push it in internal storage or sdcard
3- backup up your current boot partition (to restor it later if you want return to android rom)
4- install zip file, make sure your data partition is ext4 (option if you want fresh install you can wipe data partition)
5- rebbot
Note : password is "1111"

Method 2 : official installation/ hard for newbie

NOTE: As the LGV20 aren't community devices yet, the install process may be a little "non-noobie-friendly"

• Install twrp on your device, format data partotion to ext4
• Download the latest precompiled system.img and halium-boot.img from : halium-boot
• Download the JBB's halium install script
• Download either the regular rootfs or the Edge one
• While on TWRP:

halium-install -p ut the_rootfs_you_choose.tar.gz system.img

• While on TWRP:

adb shell 'mkdir /a; mount /data/rootfs.img /a; echo manual | tee /a/etc/init/rsyslog.override; umount /a; sync'

• While on TWRP: install halium-boot.img (on boot partition)

• Then reboot
• Connect to phone with ssh

ssh [email protected]

• When entering in ssh run those commands:

$ sudo -i
$ mount -o remount,rw /
$ cat /var/lib/lxc/android/rootfs/ueventd*.rc | grep ^/dev | sed -e 's/^\/dev\///' | awk '{printf "ACTION==\"add\", KERNEL==\"%s\", OWNER=\"%s\", GROUP=\"%s\", MODE=\"%s\"\n",$1,$3,$4,$2}' | sed -e 's/\r//' >/etc/udev/rules.d/70-h918.rules
$ reboot

If you want suport this project you can donate

Edited : 03-09-2022 :
Now H910 is supported,

For LG V20, i finished the port for H910, its beta version need more test and fixe bugs.
Download link : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=14871746926876820212
Installatio:
1- backup your data and boot partition. System partition you can take it, we not use it.
2- Download ubuntu-touch-h910-01-01-2020.zip
3- Install the zip
4- Rebbot

 

[pawar21]

excellent sir

 

[walidham]

Got Camera work, but without video record, just take photo on 12mb max

 

[raf21]

i want to try ubuntu. can you make more detail about instal ubuntu.
because in step 1 . always like this
not found.
thank you

 

[nickhaven]

Tried

Very little would need to be fixed to get me to use this ROM full time. GREAT WORK!!!!!!
Excited to see this rom/OS take off. Got this loaded on my phone, love the OS, but found a few issue (might be my fault).

• Slow but mostly usable.
• Can't use keyboard in Settings > Accounts. Configuring NextCloud, can't type anything in at all. Would have been way more usable if i could configure the accounts.
• Other places didn't toggle keyboard when selecting a text field.

If anyone else is or is not having those issue, please let me know as I might have done something wrong.
Calls, messaging, tethering all work great

Is there a debug that Ubuntu Touch uses. Doesn't look like it uses JournalCTL. I would like to see the issue in the debug if possible to see if there is a way i can help.
AGAIN, GREAT WORK!!! AMAZING STUFF!!!

 

[raf21]

Very little would need to be fixed to get me to use this ROM full time. GREAT WORK!!!!!!
Excited to see this rom/OS take off. Got this loaded on my phone, love the OS, but found a few issue (might be my fault).

• Slow but mostly usable.
• Can't use keyboard in Settings > Accounts. Configuring NextCloud, can't type anything in at all. Would have been way more usable if i could configure the accounts.
• Other places didn't toggle keyboard when selecting a text field.

If anyone else is or is not having those issue, please let me know as I might have done something wrong.
Calls, messaging, tethering all work great

Is there a debug that Ubuntu Touch uses. Doesn't look like it uses JournalCTL. I would like to see the issue in the debug if possible to see if there is a way i can help.
AGAIN, GREAT WORK!!! AMAZING STUFF!!!

Can you tell to me how to Input step 1 in twrp?
In my device every want to input halium-boot always not found

 

[walidham]

Very little would need to be fixed to get me to use this ROM full time. GREAT WORK!!!!!!
Excited to see this rom/OS take off. Got this loaded on my phone, love the OS, but found a few issue (might be my fault).

• Slow but mostly usable.
• Can't use keyboard in Settings > Accounts. Configuring NextCloud, can't type anything in at all. Would have been way more usable if i could configure the accounts.
• Other places didn't toggle keyboard when selecting a text field.

If anyone else is or is not having those issue, please let me know as I might have done something wrong.
Calls, messaging, tethering all work great

Is there a debug that Ubuntu Touch uses. Doesn't look like it uses JournalCTL. I would like to see the issue in the debug if possible to see if there is a way i can help.
AGAIN, GREAT WORK!!! AMAZING STUFF!!!

try to fix display scalling
1- when system boot connect to the phone via ssh
ssh [email protected]

sudo -i
cd  /etc/ubuntu-touch-session.d
nano h918.conf

add this lines

GRID_UNIT_PX=29
QTWEBKIT_DPR=2.5
NATIVE_ORIENTATION=portrait
FORM_FACTOR=handset

save file and reboot

For debug

cat /var/log/syslog
dmesg
sudo /system/bin/logcat

 

[walidham]

Can you tell to me how to Input step 1 in twrp?
In my device every want to input halium-boot always not found

in twrp, select install -> clique button install image (at the bottom)
select halium-boot.img (you must copie from pc to your phone)

 

[raf21]

in twrp, select install -> clique button install image (at the bottom)
select halium-boot.img (you must copie from pc to your phone)

To input halium-install, use terminal in twrp ? Or use terminal in pc.
Sorry for my english

 

[Phoenix591]

To input halium-install, use terminal in twrp ? Or use terminal in pc.
Sorry for my english

Look at halium-install link
halium-install is done on a linux pc/livecd/virtual machine that has the following installed

• qemu-user-static
• qemu-system-arm
• e2fsprogs
• simg2img
• sudo
• binfmt-support

Looks like it asks for the phone to be connected via usb as well.

 

[raf21]

Look at halium-install link
halium-install is done on a linux pc/livecd/virtual machine that has the following installed

• qemu-user-static
• qemu-system-arm
• e2fsprogs
• simg2img
• sudo
• binfmt-support

Looks like it asks for the phone to be connected via usb as well.

i noob in linux
can you make step for install this .... please
iam very interest in ubuntu touch

 

[walidham]

To input halium-install, use terminal in twrp ? Or use terminal in pc.
Sorry for my english

1- reboot to recovery
2- connect your phone to pc (system ubuntu must be)
3- copy halium-boot.img to interal storage of phone
4- run halium install script

ex : ./halium-install -p ut ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-edge-armhf-rootfs.tar.gz system.img

5-install halium-boot.img with twrp

 

[raf21]

1- reboot to recovery
2- connect your phone to pc (system ubuntu must be)
3- copy halium-boot.img to interal storage of phone
4- run halium install script

ex : ./halium-install -p ut ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-edge-armhf-rootfs.tar.gz system.img

5-install halium-boot.img with twrp

how to run script
every i take halium script in terminal ubuntu always
/home/alienware/Desktop/ubuntu touch/halium-install-master/halium-install.sh' -p
Unsupported post install release! Exiting now
maybe i will try again if anybody can tell to me complete step by step to install ubuntu touch
thank for porting to ubuntu touch to h918

 

[walidham]

how to run script
every i take halium script in terminal ubuntu always
/home/alienware/Desktop/ubuntu touch/halium-install-master/halium-install.sh' -p
Unsupported post install release! Exiting now
maybe i will try again if anybody can tell to me complete step by step to install ubuntu touch
thank for porting to ubuntu touch to h918

make dot and slash before commande like this ./halium-install.sh

 

[walidham]

youtub : https://youtu.be/E2FtIR7SUYU

 

[Americancosworth]

Any chance that this would come to the other LG V20's such as the L997 (sprint)?

 

[walidham]

Any chance that this would come to the other LG V20's such as the L997 (sprint)?

I have just h918, but i can build UT for others variant and i need tester for it.

 

[raf21]

I have just h918, but i can build UT for others variant and i need tester for it.

Can you help me to build Ubuntu touch for us998 lg v30 sir

 

[walidham]

Can you help me to build Ubuntu touch for us998 lg v30 sir

for help you can join us at telegram
https://t.me/ubports_porting

 

[walidham]

unofficial installation with TWRP
1- Download zip file UT TWRP
2- push it in internal storage or sdcard
3- backup up your current boot partition (to restor it later if you want return to android rom)
4- install zip file, make sure your data partition is ext4 (option if you want fresh install you can wipe data partition)
5- rebbot