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http://androidclone.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=18
I am attempting to try this on the Gtablet, im having issues and was hoping more people could mess around with it.
Isn't this more of a VM-type setup? I wonder if things like your /sdcard are even accessible this way, and audio, etc.
Still.....downloading it, anyway. 1 hour to go. :O
dont know if its any faster but I DL it from Demonoid, thats where i saw it then it had a link to that site for help installing
See the related thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850911&highlight=ubuntu
I'd love to see if the ubuntu port for the Toshiba AC100 (see post #9) would be made to work for the g-tablet -- probably after viewsonic releases the kernel?
Can't wait for my dual-boot g-tablet
acuralegendz said:
http://androidclone.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=18
I am attempting to try this on the Gtablet, im having issues and was hoping more people could mess around with it.
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It's using vnc slit will be slow.
I just hope it support portable harddisk for me transferring the files from CF card reader to harddisk
Ubuntu on the gtab will be possible once we have the kernel source as the binary kernel we currently have is, ah, not set up very well to run Ubuntu. Anyway, I've already messed with a similar type of Ubuntu root on my Evo. Its not hard....
Additional information that we may need to look at for getting a regular kernel to work...
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/7247/1/
Yeah..... I would love to post a tutorial to the developers part of this Droid X forum but I can't until I post at least 10 times. I figured since I spent a lot of time working on this (because I have no computer and have done it all on my phone) I'd post a tutorial on it
No loopback module required and I'm working on uploading a working version for all Droid X devices (with the latest update) which will include X11 with a small desktop environment (LXDE) and vncserver.
Please don't spam - if you have something to share, please do, and you and I can work out the details rearding the thread's location.
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Are there any major benefits to running Fedora? And does it shut down Android, or run like an app in the foreground?
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I really don't think anything I've posted so far is technically spam, just posts and replies..... such as this, this is indeed a reply.
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Let me rephrase - I feel like you're just trying to 'burn' posts until you can post this in development, by using this thread as a teaser. Please do not do this. Instead, please post what you've got on the subject now, in this thread. You will easily pass 10 posts with substantive discussion and, after that, I see no reason why the thread can't be moved in to Dev (just as so many threads are moved OUT of Dev... )
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Let me rephrase - I feel like you're just trying to 'burn' posts until you can post this in development, by using this thread as a teaser. Please do not do this. Instead, please post what you've got on the subject now, in this thread. You will easily pass 10 posts with substantive discussion and, after that, I see no reason why the thread can't be moved in to Dev (just as so many threads are moved OUT of Dev... )
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Sorry, I kinda asked him to reply to my posts with legitimate questions so that he could make the 10 posts. Didnt mean to encourage any spamming
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mod edit: appreciated, this 10 post thing is new to all of us.
Thread cleaned. OP, please follow the instructions per my last post.
N4melessS0ldier,
Can you drop your instructions in here for those of us who want to give this a try? Then I'm sure Mrkite would be more than happy to move the post to development when you have enough posts! =)
Mrkite,
forgive me if i'm putting words in your mouth... just taking what I though you inferred in a previous post
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Are there any major benefits to running Fedora? And does it shut down Android, or run like an app in the foreground?
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The benefits of running Fedora, from my standpoint, are mainly for developers that want custom binaries, that run in linux, to run on their Droid X orrrrr for regular end users who want a precompiled version of the Fedora 10 root filesystem that includes binaries (applications/programs) that are useful.
As far as running linux, it does not replace the Android OS. You aren't actually booting linux. Since Android OS is already techincally linux, you can just "chroot" into the root filesystem of a precompiled Fedora 10 distribution for ARM based devices.
So, the short answer is that Fedora will run parallel to Android OS and in order to access the desktop environment you need to run an android app that works as a VNC Viewer and connect to your own device (localhost).
I will be uploading a precompiled Fedora 10 to my server which will include a VNC server, LXDE (desktop environment), X11 (X windows server), and maybe a few other binaries specifically compiled for the Droid X (the kernel for the Droid X cannot be changed as most of you know (or maybe I'm just unaware of how to change it)).
Oh and by the way, I will be uploading this to my server @ anonymouslyacquired DOT info (if posting my website is against xda policy, please let me know and I will edit out the domain name registered to my server)
edit: uploaded rootfs-f10/fedora.txt to my server which I typed up to give people some info on how to do this themselves.....
Please post some instructions!
I am avidly wanting this. Especially if you get an X server running natively without the need for a vnc loopback!
I would love to be able to ssh to my server and get some x11 forwarding going If only just for the heck of it.
N4melessS0ldier said:
The benefits of running Fedora, from my standpoint, are mainly for developers that want custom binaries, that run in linux, to run on their Droid X orrrrr for regular end users who want a precompiled version of the Fedora 10 root filesystem that includes binaries (applications/programs) that are useful.
As far as running linux, it does not replace the Android OS. You aren't actually booting linux. Since Android OS is already techincally linux, you can just "chroot" into the root filesystem of a precompiled Fedora 10 distribution for ARM based devices.
So, the short answer is that Fedora will run parallel to Android OS and in order to access the desktop environment you need to run an android app that works as a VNC Viewer and connect to your own device (localhost).
I will be uploading a precompiled Fedora 10 to my server which will include a VNC server, LXDE (desktop environment), X11 (X windows server), and maybe a few other binaries specifically compiled for the Droid X (the kernel for the Droid X cannot be changed as most of you know (or maybe I'm just unaware of how to change it)).
Oh and by the way, I will be uploading this to my server @ anonymouslyacquired DOT info (if posting my website is against xda policy, please let me know and I will edit out the domain name registered to my server)
edit: uploaded rootfs-f10/fedora.txt to my server which I typed up to give people some info on how to do this themselves.....
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Can you post the rest of the files for this on the site?
Sorry....
Sorry, guys I had it running on my Droid X for awhile, but then I lost the phone. Eventually I switched to T-Mobile and now I have a Samsung Galaxy S 4G running Fedora 12 with X server (only viewable through droid-vnc-viewer, an ssh server and XFCE4 desktop environment). Since the SGS4G doesn't have nearly as much internal memory as the Droid X does, I created a fedora.img file that is on the sdcard and run a script I modded (from the bootubuntu script) which mounts the image and chroots into the OS. If you guys are still interested I can post instructions on what I remember of putting Fedora on the Droid X but I will be uploading the filesystemm image to hxxp://anonymouslyacquired.info/fedoraonsgs4g along with the scripts that make it possible!
Note: the filesystem I'm uploading is preinstalled with a bunch of stuff and its 1.5GB total (oops) its actually really only around 900Mb but I left some space for installing stuff.
with my scripts just copy everything to a folder called "fedora" under the root of your sdcard and run "sh /sdcard/fedora/fedora.sh" in android terminal emulator. It will tell you what to do next (type "bootfedora" press enter). Once you're in fedora type "startvnc" and/or "service sshd start"
Instructions for SGS4G
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163571
Hi guys,
I'm looking for a method to get a Linux Distribution like Ubuntu or Debian runnig on my Advent Vega or HTC Desire. Both devices do not support the chroot-command which is required in the tutorials out there because the system is something like virtualized.
There might could be a tutorial that shows me how to fastboot into that Linux on an ext-Partition or somewhere. I hadn't found it yet but you may know it better than me.
Thanks in advantage,
AndroidChromeOS
believe theres a tutorial over at modaco on how to get ubuntu on the vega
No it isn't. Just how to completeley install it instead of android. Not like it was possible on the G1 :/
i doubt that's possible we can't even run two roms with backing up and restoring. Your best shot is probably a vm style app
No that works. You are emulating the distribution. that's what you can do with chroot. It worked on the Google G1 aka HTC Dream. I had that and I tried that. But with the Vega it does not because of chroot
not that i know of any
Help yourself
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=979603
Viel Glück!
Thanks but.. Where is the recovery mode on the vega?
My Desire has one but the Vega does not...
AndroidChromeOS said:
Thanks but.. Where is the recovery mode on the vega?
My Desire has one but the Vega does not...
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You have an option to use the official recovery mode or you can install CWM.
Ehm okay thats interesting. Where can I do that?
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Ehm okay thats interesting. Where can I do that?
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http://android.modaco.com/content/a...jan-2-5-1-8-clockworkmod-for-the-advent-vega/
http://myadventvega.co.uk has the official recovery instructions.
Look here
For anyone still following this thread, I should point out that it's quite possible to run a chrooted vm on the vega. I simply followed the instructions in the thread on MoDaCo on this topic.
Go to: android.modaco.com/content/advent-vega-vega-modaco-com/336426/ubuntu-on-vega-other-method-05-04-2011/
(I'm not allowed to post links yet)
I spent a lot of time trying it out, with no success. Then I noticed that one of the error messages in the terminal said something like "busybox - unknown option". So I updated my Busybox to the latest version and then the startup script ran with no problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=592762&stc=1&d=1305101335
Sweet
Nice one dude. What sort of interface did u use to interact with the OS? Was it a touch interface or did u use a keyboard and mouse. Also, was it possible you output the screen to a monitor
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041036 seriously man search
i am using backtrack 5 chrooted on my vega xwindows and vnc as interface . works fine as far as i can see so far
Ive got a 4g upgraded 32gb Xoom. i saw that it is possible to run linux on the tablet but i had a few questions. i know i have to be rooted (i have a droid x that i rooted) but once i do that, is it still possible to run the android o.s. also? can i choose which to boot in? also how reliable is it on a tablet and is it worth it? Thanks!
You have vastly misunderstood the Linux on Android concept.
You download the Linux image to your tablet. While Android is running, you execute a script that then "boots" the Linux image. You can then access it via terminal or VNC. You aren't natively running Linux.
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You have vastly misunderstood the Linux on Android concept.
You download the Linux image to your tablet. While Android is running, you execute a script that then "boots" the Linux image. You can then access it via terminal or VNC. You aren't natively running Linux.
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Other devices do although, xoom has just been left out for some reason
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Hi,
Im also interested in linux on xoom, opensuse for example ...
i ve seen backtrack running on xoom but like it was mentioned b4 its only a image or accessed via VNC but whats the point running backtrack linux if network card is not supported....
Any way if you ve heard of any linux concept since just let us know
Surely it must be possible if the advent vega can handle it!
http://android.modaco.com/topic/332887-ubuntu-linux-1104-natty-on-vega-update-134/
this has already been done. try search....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138661
try Linux Installer from the google play store. its a very nice app and free, allows you to setup linux in a chrooted environment. i also have tried the paid ubuntu installer app but not as many options. there is a way to run it outside of android as well, but im not planning on ever doing this, not at least until ubuntu makes a touch tablet input feature
Hi,
I've got Ubuntu Touch running on my Xoom, not perfectly. I have an LTE Xoom, but I'm building as if it is Wifi Only (I no longer have service on LTE).
Issues:
Font rendering in some places is unreadable.
Display settings have to be manually tweaked in /usr/bin/ubuntu-session to set GRID_UNIT_PX=10
Have not tested sound at all
Camera doesn't seem to work
Haven't tested GPS
Installation instructions:
reboot in recovery
wipe
install base Xoom (Wingray) Image: cm-10.1-20130228-UNOFFICIAL-wingray.zip md5: b1391ff076e67f68f89606c2ae349986
install the Ubuntu 12.10 Touch Preview, daily build quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip*
reboot
use ubuntu_chroot to edit /usr/bin/ubuntu-session and set GRID_UNIT_PX=10
reboot
Fixed:
I'm able to connect to my wifi and use the internet via an adb (ubuntu_chroot shell), but apps including the browser used from the device don't seem to have connectivity.
*This download is a daily snapshot, the latest version may or may not work, I've only tested using the version from 20130228.
Reserve a spot for some more technical details.
Could i get a link? I would love to give this a try! :good:
mikedmor said:
Could i get a link? I would love to give this a try! :good:
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PM with the link sent, when I get to 10 posts or get moderator approval, I'll edit the original post to include the download link.
Please keep me posted on how it goes. I'll try to document the steps I took to get it running soon (very minimal, just followed the official porting guide)
Just finished building it as I have seen Xoom support removed from the wiki yesterday. Did you unset CONFIG_ANDROID_PARANOID_NETWORKS to make apps work?
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Just finished building it as I have seen Xoom support removed from the wiki yesterday. Did you unset CONFIG_ANDROID_PARANOID_NETWORKS to make apps work?
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I did not unset CONFIG_ANDROID_PARANOID_NETWORKS as it broke the build and I have not had time to investigate it further. Were you able to build with it unset? Is the networking in the apps working for you?
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I did not unset CONFIG_ANDROID_PARANOID_NETWORKS as it broke the build and I have not had time to investigate it further. Were you able to build with it unset? Is the networking in the apps working for you?
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I comment several lines in the kernel source code so I can build it with the flag unset. I still can't fully boot Ubuntu Touch as the libraries used are not in the runtime path so I need to fix it. Will report here when I have time to work on it.
Good luck on the development
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Thx dreamcwli and OP
This project sounds like it will be good for devs and enhanced users and it keeps the hopes of the xoom staying around for a few more years.
Keep up the work and give us hope.
Did you symlink libraries under /data/ubuntu/usr/lib/armeabihf to /system/lib to boot the system?
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CBDSonline said:
Thx dreamcwli and OP
This project sounds like it will be good for devs and enhanced users and it keeps the hopes of the xoom staying around for a few more years.
Keep up the work and give us hope.
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Did you symlink libraries under /data/ubuntu/usr/lib/armeabihf to /system/lib to boot the system?
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I did no modifications to the ubuntu partition other than changing the GRID_UNIT_PX to make the layout fit the screen better. On my first attempt the screen was black, so I took a look using adb logcat and saw:
I/SurfaceFlinger( 1064): SurfaceFlinger is starting
I/SurfaceFlinger( 1064): SurfaceFlinger's main thread ready to run. Initializing graphics H/W...
E/libEGL ( 1064): eglGetDisplay:121 error 300c (EGL_BAD_PARAMETER)
E/libEGL ( 1064): eglInitialize:137 error 3008 (EGL_BAD_DISPLAY)
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This made me suspect it was missing some binaries (the only ones I'm using are from the Google binaries page for the Wifi Xoom).
device/moto/wingray/device_base.mk is looking for the vendor directories which do not match the directories I had after extracting them.
mv vendor/moto/ vendor/motorola
mv vendor/motorola/stingray/ vendor/motorola/wingray
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Then rebuild with brunch and the error was gone and the screen lit up with Ubuntu touch.
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I did no modifications to the ubuntu partition other than changing the GRID_UNIT_PX to make the layout fit the screen better. On my first attempt the screen was black, so I took a look using adb logcat and saw:
This made me suspect it was missing some binaries (the only ones I'm using are from the Google binaries page for the Wifi Xoom).
device/moto/wingray/device_base.mk is looking for the vendor directories which do not match the directories I had after extracting them.
Then rebuild with brunch and the error was gone and the screen lit up with Ubuntu touch.
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I have updated the location path for proprietary blobs. What I got is linker.c can't load /system/lib/libubuntu_application_api.so. Did you use Ubuntu-specific tools to build it? I am on Arch Linux so I am thinking about it those tools make different result.
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I have updated the location path for proprietary blobs. What I got is linker.c can't load /system/lib/libubuntu_application_api.so. Did you use Ubuntu-specific tools to build it? I am on Arch Linux so I am thinking about it those tools make different result.
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To setup my environment, I created a new VM using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and followed the steps in "Set up your development environment" in the porting guide.
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To setup my environment, I created a new VM using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and followed the steps in "Set up your development environment" in the porting guide.
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Now this is interesting!!!! Xoom is not officially supported by canonical, a 14year old was trying to port it. Even if the device is not listed anymore you can send an email to canonical and tell that you will be the one to port it to xoom! Keep up the good work. i am willing to test your work! I have a UMTS_Everest xoom. If you are interested please PM the links to me
Cheers!
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Now this is interesting!!!! Xoom is not officially supported by canonical, a 14year old was trying to port it. Even if the device is not listed anymore you can send an email to canonical and tell that you will be the one to port it to xoom! Keep up the good work. i am willing to test your work! I have a UMTS_Everest xoom. If you are interested please PM the links to me
Cheers!
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PM sent. The port itself has been trivial, at least getting it to boot. Easy to see why Canonical chose this path.
Very interested in this please pm me a link, I have a little knowledge of linux so I may be able to play around a bit.
slaming said:
Very interested in this please pm me a link, I have a little knowledge of linux so I may be able to play around a bit.
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PM'd, I should be able to edit my original post with the download links now.
I can confirm developers have to use phablet-dev-bootstrap tools to build it now. With phablet-dev-bootstrap you will get additional components that are required for Ubuntu Touch. I will test how network going with my build.
Built it and working fine now. With CONFIG_ANDROID_PARANOID_NETWORK unset I can use browser and other network apps without problem. However the usability is not good at current stage.