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Droid x Running ubuntu

hello,
as you probably know ubuntu has bin able to run on the nexus one and evo 4g i have spoken to the dev of both the ''mods'' and he has informed me that if someone can make a kernel for the droid x with loop devices enabled and u follow hes video its possible that ubuntu can run on the droid x.he's exact words are ''You will need a new kernel image with loop devices enabled I think. I haven't tried it on Droid X yet but it should be possible with that new kernel. You should ask someone on XDA to compile a new kernel with loop device support, someone will do it.'' and im hopping someone here can do it and we can all run ubuntu on out droid x's i would do it myself if i had any idea of what to do lol.
thank you for your help and good luck to all ubuntu loving droid x users.

You can't flash a new kernel but you can probably build loop as a module.
As for ubuntu I had sucess in running Debian from my second SD partition in a chroot environment. I installed with debootsrap and have apt nmap wifi, etc. I just need to compile a compatible kernel (for ubuntu not android) for a full install.
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As of right now we have no way to boot a custom kernel even if one were to be created.

yea and how long can it take for u to compile one for ubuntu and once you have compiled one for ubuntu will it actually work for booting ubuntu even in ui mode as i can use terminal but it would be more eye-candy with the UI

drew630 said:
You can't flash a new kernel but you can probably build loop as a module.
As for ubuntu I had sucess in running Debian from my second SD partition in a chroot environment. I installed with debootsrap and have apt nmap wifi, etc. I just need to compile a compatible kernel (for ubuntu not android) for a full install.
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yea and how long can it take for u to compile one for ubuntu and once you have compiled one for ubuntu will it actually work for booting ubuntu even in ui mode as i can use terminal but it would be more eye-candy with the UI

Sorry I lost this thread. Yes if you install x you can have some eye candy. Still working on the kernel. Ill post back soon.
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drew630 said:
Sorry I lost this thread. Yes if you install x you can have some eye candy. Still working on the kernel. Ill post back soon.
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sounds good man , so will this be like a rom i install and that enables me to install ubuntu?

Gotta love open source!

can u tell me how to get debian on my droid x?

Has any progress been made on creating a loop device module and getting ubuntu( or any distro) running on our droidx?
I'm willing to test.

I have been busy lately an unable to post a mini guide on getting this done. Just had my first child!!
In anycase I haven't tried making a loop module, I am waiting for the 2.2 kernel source. But I did make a second ext3 partition on my sd card and used debootstrap to install debian. It is currently only a chroot environment but I can use apt to install pacakgrs over wifi.
Hopefully in a few days I will have some time to post a step by step. If you want to try you can do some research on debootstrapp. I used a card reader to format the sd and use debootstrap to install ubuntu or debian.
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This has me obsessed now... lol
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I use Ubuntu on my other PC, if I could use it on my phone I would die of happiness!

Would the same method run on d2?
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I know this is an old thread already but was curious about this last night and stumbled across it. I am doing a lot more at work with Linux servers and desktop work at home also and would love to do this this just to see how it works.

Nit sure if you are still interested in this but here ya go pal!
http://androlinux.com/

[Q] Setting up Ubuntu work environment

Im having a hell of a time figuring out how to configure git in Ubuntu 11.10. I am very new to the Linux environment and was wondering if someone could help me get my foot in the door and at least get the my work environment set up properly and the proper source code downloaded. Im really only interested in modifying the kernel so if you can help me set up and understand whats going on Id be greatly appreciative.
Thanks...

oh dude dont even get me started on linux ive literally just spent the past 2hrs trying to get flash to work on kubuntu i got so pissed i uninstalled and am switching back to ubu as we speak lol. ubuntu should have an irc help channel i know xubuntu did when i was playing around with it.
i just looked and there channel is #ubuntu

huzza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! freakin a i finally got flash to work properly on kde shell i completly uninsulated kubuntu installed ubuntu downloaded flash from adobe not from the software center then put it in mozilla/ plugins folder and reinstalled kde on ubuntus terminal and all my settings stook. sorry for the rambling but yall have no idea of how stoked i am im probably going to make kde my default desktop now lol

I'm just having trouble getting ADB to recognize my phone. Also it seems Samsung didn't include a config file for the kernel to add things like overclocking etc.. Unless its hidden somewhere else?
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jaizero said:
I'm just having trouble getting ADB to recognize my phone. Also it seems Samsung didn't include a config file for the kernel to add things like overclocking etc.. Unless its hidden somewhere else?
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U building from source?
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I have the source just not too sure how to utilize it in Ubuntu, like I said I'm learning as I go. I tried doing an adb pull from my phone for the config file in windows and I get the error "file or directory does not exist" however it did work when I tried it with my Acer A500...
Is there a config.gz included in the source somewhere? I've been reading about something called defconfig but there are numerous references to that within the source.
If I can find that file I feel like building our own kernel would be infinitely easier... Maybe I'm too optimistic..

i actually recocmend installing linux mint first a lot more stuff works out of the box with it but if you like unity just search for ubuntu in the software manager and u can install it over mint.

Just as an FYI, you are likely not going to be able to use Ubuntu 11.10 to build the Continuum kernel. You'll need to use either 10.04 (LTS) or 10.10 to get the proper build tools. Also, getting git to work should be as simple as installing it. I believe it is under git-core or similar. You should have a look at the page for setting up a build environment for AOSP on what to install and such, as it is a pretty good starting point.

Minty Fresh
I tried installing Mint over Unity with no success. All of the other desktop environments work, but not Mint. I wonders why.

u need to install the mint live cd first then one youve got everything update install ubuntu u can search for it in the package manage or get it in terminal
i believe the command is sudo apt-get ubuntu-desktop

Bierce22 said:
u need to install the mint live cd first then one youve got everything update install ubuntu u can search for it in the package manage or get it in terminal
i believe the command is sudo apt-get ubuntu-desktop
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Will this erase windows like you too? Jk
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10chr

Bierce22 said:
10chr
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Cheer up chuck. I was just pwaying
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Found this today. Came out today lol
http://rootzwiki.com/_/articles/the...or-setting-up-adb-and-transferring-files-r592
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Anyone know what defconfig the Continuum uses? There are about 100 different defconfigs within the kernel source. Does the Continuum have a codename or something?
P.S. everything seems to be working fine in Ubuntu 11.10.

jaizero said:
Anyone know what defconfig the Continuum uses? There are about 100 different defconfigs within the kernel source. Does the Continuum have a codename or something?
P.S. everything seems to be working fine in Ubuntu 11.10.
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Not sure., you might check the fascinate forums. I'd bet its the same.
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jaizero said:
Anyone know what defconfig the Continuum uses? There are about 100 different defconfigs within the kernel source. Does the Continuum have a codename or something?
P.S. everything seems to be working fine in Ubuntu 11.10.
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It should be listed in the readme with the source, but it should be something like "garnett_defconfig"

native ubuntu for tab 7.7

any idea how can i install ubuntu on tab 7.7 natively

What do you mean by "native"? You could try and chroot and then install Ubuntu. This might work, but i have never tried it.

odessa2 said:
What do you mean by "native"? You could try and chroot and then install Ubuntu. This might work, but i have never tried it.
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maybe there is some hope in this? (Xda won't let me post links but just google search "ubuntu phone") Ubuntu are releasing a mobile version of their operating system that runs natively on phones. So far they are only developing on the galaxy nexus but there is more to come

There are installers for Debian and Ubuntu in the app store. They run in a chroot environment.

I have tried chrooting... It wasn't that useful...
And that ubuntu phone thing isnt released yet...

virsingh said:
I have tried chrooting... It wasn't that useful...
And that ubuntu phone thing isnt released yet...
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the Ubuntu OS has two parts.
platform : not depending on target.
Linux Kernel: depend on target (chipset machine and drivers and HAL )(same as android)
in fact we can use locerra kernel to build Ubuntu rom images when it's released.
but generic kernel that's for pc won't work at all, this an embedded device not generic pc.

[Q] Native programs

I tried to install an application for a raspberry pi on my nexus 7. I extracted it, but when I tried to run it, it failed with:
No such file or directory
Any solutions?

Sounds like it is meant to be run on the pi. Not the Nexus 7.
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you can't just arbitrarily run any application. it needs to be an android app.

Pirateghost said:
you can't just arbitrarily run any application. it needs to be an android app.
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What he said, and usually the system says that when the file is not marked as an executable.
Even if the binary was designed to run on ARM-based processors, it needs to be compiled for that operating system.
For example you cannot take a console binary made for Mac OSX (identifier Mach-O), and run it on a FreeBSD system even though OSX was originally based on FreeBSD4 (much the same as how Android was originally based on linux variations, and is still technically linux, but technically not).
I mean unless someone wants to write some kind of binary compatibility setup, much like how I can run *some* linux binaries on FreeBSD using the Linux Binary Compatibility port. But out of the box, not going to happen unless it was written for Android.
PS: Easier Analogy... trying to run a windows EXE on Android.

So how do I install the proper libraries? My device has the stock rom and it is rooted.

You learn how to code and port it.
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monster860 said:
So how do I install the proper libraries? My device has the stock rom and it is rooted.
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Wtf? You should read up on how applications work. Installing libraries is the least of your concerns. If the application had not been compiled to run on android it won't run. Period. Its not a difficult concept to comprehend.
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So how do I install the proper libraries? My device has the stock rom and it is rooted.
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Doesn't work that way, differnet binary code won't run on a system it's not compiled for, choice is to recode I yourself or hope someone has a battery sucking emulator for android.
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Alternative OS

Hi guys,
which alternative os could be installed on the Nexus 7 (2013)?
Actually i would be glad to install Ubuntu on my device, but thats not possible because of a different cpu architecture...
So i ask you for a list of possible operating systems which not based on android like cyanogon...
Why? Just want to free from google and test it...

Actually i would be glad to install Ubuntu on my device, but thats not possible because of a different cpu architecture.
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Actually you can install lots of different versions of linux on your Nexus 7, including Ubuntu and Backtrack. Check this app. The Nexus 7 is on the supported list.
operating systems which not based on android like cyanogon
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Actually cyanogenMod is just a customized version of Android, it's not a different OS. So i take that what you meant is installing a different ROM on your Nexus 7. Anyway you should start from here

This app seems to be an emulator for different linux distros, don't?
I would prefer a full flash and boot right into linux e.g ubuntu...

michaaaaa said:
This app seems to be an emulator for different linux distros, don't?
I would prefer a full flash and boot right into linux e.g ubuntu...
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He was just trying to help you. May be you should use search in the forums or use google. I typed linux on nexus 7 and found tons of results. Also there is a thread for Firefox OS in the Development forums. You would be much safer doing the linux inside android from the play store.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2479192

He was just trying to help you.
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--> You are right, sorry for my english...Its not my mother language...
May be you should use search in the forums or use google. I typed linux on nexus 7 and found tons of results. Also there is a thread for Firefox OS in the Development forums.
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--> Well, all these posts foucesd on the old nexus 7 - first gen. Ubuntu official says it's no supported at this moment (source: wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install#Supported_devices_and_codenames)
So I came here to find other Linux os...
You would be much safer doing the linux inside android from the play store.
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Okay - I will give it a try. But I realy can't imagine it's fast and stable enough for continuous running (what I am looking for)...
Firefox os sounds greate too! Thanks for the hint!

The complete Linux installer says it only works on certain supported kernels. I'm no expert, so is the stock kernel supported? I'd like to try Ubuntu on my rooted stock Nexus 7 2013. (32G)

Scroll down some and you would of found this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46112123
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gray screen
So guys,
I just try it and can't get it run...
I used Linux Installer and followed the guide.
But when I connect with VNC I only see a gray screen, allthough I started xstartup...
Please help...
My Device:
Nexus 7 (2013) - cyanogenmod 4.3.1