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Ubuntu for Phones

Ubuntu for phones has just been announced today for mobile devices.
Ubuntu for phones website
Ubuntu for phones keynote presentation (Skip to 6:30 for the Mobile OS)
What does that mean for us? Ubuntu for phones supports the full range of ARM processors and also fully supports Android device drivers. Which means Ubuntu for phones should be easy to install on a multitude of android devices including the DINC2.
What does this mean for Devs? You can code in native C and C++ and there is no Dalvik VM to limit what you can and can't do.
We'll be getting a glimpse soon, as the Ubuntu OS will be made available for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the coming weeks.

That looks so sweet

I will keep my eye out for this one!
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I just can't wait to test it on a non nexus device. Seems very interesting.
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Sadly I seem to have been mistaken, the OS will only be available for phones that feature the A9 chipset and that doesn't look to include the DINC2....

fallendown said:
Sadly I seem to have been mistaken, the OS will only be available for phones that feature the A9 chipset and that doesn't look to include the DINC2....
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SHUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNN!!!
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fallendown said:
Sadly I seem to have been mistaken, the OS will only be available for phones that feature the A9 chipset and that doesn't look to include the DINC2....
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Regardless it's good to something other than google os. As much as I love android, I wouldn't want google monopolizing the market furthermore. It's about time Ubuntu/Tizen and etc to shine.
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Sold! My GNex demands this!

Card83 said:
Sold! My GNex demands this!
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Same here lol

I seen this floating the world wide web.
This is something I'm interested in!!
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Love Ubuntu on my computer hopefully it'll be ported to my s3 ^_^
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I really want to have this! Looks promising and even though I'm an AOSP fan (and android uses a Linux kernel) the possibilities with an Ubuntu phone OS really attracts me!

cool eager to try this out

Supports A9 phones? Yay!
Waiting for this to be ported to my S3 when it's out for the nexus!

Hope they will support armv6 or
Msm_7x25 phones
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you all are happy that you get it for your arm devices ?
i am happy that i will get it for my intel device
MOTOROLA RAZR i ftw

I would love to give this a go on my S2 Skyrocket.

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Hope they will support armv6 or
Msm_7x25 phones
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Yeah... Mine is arm6 Msm 7×27 but even cm10.1 works on it
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is the tegra 2 a dual core A9?
is Ubuntu for phones native?

Install Ubuntu on your device — Now???

Is it just me, or does this Ubuntu release seem a lot like the Firefox Mobile project? How?
Well it seems that Canonical is trying to get mobile phone companies to actually adopt this OS rather than letting consumers install it on their devices, like what happens with Ubuntu Desktop OS.
Unless Canonical makes a really easy, simple way to install this on Android, I feel that this project will go the way of the dodo.
Unless of course, some awesome developers turn this into a custom ROM

It's going to be shown at CES (1/8-11/12), with the gnexus image being released soon. They've already said they want community members (it is open source after all) to help porting it to devices.

Now maybe a good time to get my feet wet with some of this fun stuff...the new Ubuntu and an extra One X floating around in my junk drawer.

Ubuntu for SmartPhones
I think its possible to port this in to most of the android phones after seeing the Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth gives the Ubuntu phone OS demo on a GalaxyNexus which is a mainstream Android phone.
Ubuntu for SmartPhones Demos :good:

wht the minimum req. guys??

Can it be put on the HTC sensation. Thanks
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Mesaman2012 said:
Can it be put on the HTC sensation. Thanks
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It is possible that later a developper changes it so it can be put on your phone but you will need to wait for that

Being sick of Google's and Qualcomm's disenfranchising my ARMv6 device, I am eager to try this baby. This is not an install over Android but a new OS but also Linux. I think that a Dalvik for this, such as the one for Sailfish/Meego, would be necessary for anyone to get into it. No one is going to install it in place of IOS or Windows. So our investment in the Android "ecosystem" would need protecting.
Android is opensource except for various "prebuilt" jni libraries. These are becoming increasing fatal exceptions.
So a complete opensource OS that one can compile for one's architecture would be most welcome. May Ubuntu will be this.
Minimally, the launcher (really, does anyone care what OS is under the hood?), would be a worthy port in itself!

I'm willing to port onto my HTC inc s with some help from the community.
Dead cookies leave no trails...

Same here for my LG P500 (but this phone is short on RAM for this, I am afraid).
Newer Linux Kernels should facilitate this since the Android mods have been incorporated and ARM devices explicitly supported.

WahyuAndri said:
wht the minimum req. guys??
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http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone/operators-and-oems :good:

I would also be very interested in getting my hands on the sources and having it run on my Xperia Neo

WahyuAndri said:
wht the minimum req. guys??
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Dual core processor with 1.2Ghz or 1Ghz (can't quite remember which), and at least 512MBs or RAM.

If they will port ubuntu (ROM) to all devices, that will be great! :fingers-crossed:

Any betas?
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Any bro install Ubuntu ?
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WahyuAndri said:
wht the minimum req. guys??
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dual core processor ...

graphiczzz said:
dual core processor ...
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No it isnt.1 ghz cortex is dual core?
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shadik555 said:
No it isnt.1 ghz cortex is dual core?
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Where did you get that?
All cortex's aren't dual-core.
Cortex a8 is single-core
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dethrat said:
Where did you get that?
All cortex's aren't dual-core.
Cortex a8 is single-core
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Entry level requirement is Cortex A9, well, single core too anyway.
Anyone working on the ROM?

Ubuntu will run on S3 Mini

Here is the thread for the requirements and we meet them with a dual core 1Ghz Cortex A9 and 1Gb of ram (min is 500+Mb ram) All we need now is someone to port it onto our device.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37461186
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CaseyS said:
Here is the thread for the requirements and we meet them with a dual core 1Ghz Cortex A9 and 1Gb of ram (min is 500+Mb ram) All we need now is someone to port it onto our device. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
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Gave invaild link, wierd lol
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Hmm okay hold on. Okay link works now.
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CaseyS said:
Here is the thread for the requirements and we meet them with a dual core 1Ghz Cortex A9 and 1Gb of ram (min is 500+Mb ram) All we need now is someone to port it onto our device.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37461186
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Hi,
As a required prerequisite, CM 10.1 has to be ported over the device, because Ubuntu is built on top of it. As of now there are several aspects that need further work, you can check out OliverG96's device tree on github and give it a try. Most pressing would be sound and calls/sms/data, iirc

Hi there, i have been reading a bit about the new Ubuntu touch OS, and seems quite interesting. I just have one question, is Ubuntu for android the same as Ubuntu touch?
And will running ubuntu on the phone solve the sound lag issues found in most android game emulators?
Thanks in advance.

will s3 mini i8190 take ubuntu os
Because i do not understand , is it possible that s3 mini take the new operating system ubuntu os ? I really want to buy that phone , but i also search a phone that will take ubuntu os. Thank you

Well as it states we have the correct hardware requirements to run Ubuntu OS but we need a good developer to port it to our device.
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CaseyS said:
Well as it states we have the correct hardware requirements to run Ubuntu OS but we need a good developer to port it to our device.
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Great. This is fantastic. I really hope that one can port it to that device. If one developer start working on it , is there any post that will informe us ? Or just these one ? Thank you very much

The link doesn't work again.

Okay. Just search Ubuntu OS
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Guys what's going on? Will Ubuntu run on our phone? Now there is cm for our phone...

No, it won't, due to no copybit source.

So pity... Anyway cm is enough!

Fair enough.
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Why would you even want a cyanogenmod rom with an ubuntu theme?
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DeHuMaNiZeD said:
Why would you even want a cyanogenmod rom with an ubuntu theme?
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Everyone have their own taste

Ubuntu is more like a pc I think. And cm is like Android. Am i wrong?

lefterios said:
Ubuntu is more like a pc I think. And cm is like Android. Am i wrong?
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Ubuntu is for pc but the team is making one for mobile devices called Ubuntu Touch

I'm talking about the Ubuntu touch. I watched in a yt video that it has a Desktop like a computer and you could use programs. Is it true?

We're not talking about a theme but an OS
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Ubuntu Touch for the TF300 - Possibly a BOUNTY?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install?action=show&redirect=TouchInstallProcess
I would happily throw any dev 20 bucks that could get this going, looks really interesting. Anyone else interested in this yet?

I'd be interested as well
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That would be really awsome!

don't know 'bout 20 but 10 for sure, 100%

I am currently working on this I will report back soon
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keeganmccallum said:
I am currently working on this I will report back soon
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Good luck
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keeganmccallum said:
I am currently working on this I will report back soon
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Also working on it. Can boot fine and get in via adb, but screen stays black.
Are you interested in joining efforts? Please feel free to PM me, if you are.
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You guys working on a dual boot method or a port replacing android?
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You guys working on a dual boot method or a port replacing android?
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Well, one step at a time. First get it to work, then dual boot is the next step.
Finally, it might be possible to run them "together", for example running CM apps in Ubuntu Touch.
I mean by transforming the base Android system into a fully-fledged CM and connect it up to Ubuntu.
Not sure that is feasible yet, but there might be a chance. And it is sure a while down the road.
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I don't think that's possible because none of the Java code is in Ubuntu mobile.

arnarg said:
I don't think that's possible because none of the Java code is in Ubuntu mobile.
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Well, not now. Once we have achieved dual boot, all the Java code will be back there.
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Really disappointed that it's only a "skin" on top of CM10.1, proper ubuntu is what we need, to actually run linux apps but still, every advancement is positive but I'm not interested in another android port, I like jelly bean as it is, AOSP ftw.

crossmission said:
Really disappointed that it's only a "skin" on top of CM10.1, proper ubuntu is what we need, to actually run linux apps but still, every advancement is positive but I'm not interested in another android port, I like jelly bean as it is, AOSP ftw.
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It's not running on top of CM10.1 is running on top of the CM10.1 kernel (and some drivers for the hardware) and I wouldn't say it's fair to call that a "skin". That's like calling every linux distro a linux skin.

true, my frasing is wrong but it doesn't change the fact that it's not capable of running linux apps, it's just another take on android, and on a tablet such as this I'd love to be able to dual-boot into android/linux, let's see where archlinux will take us but with the way things are changing and people upgrading to newer devices this will be left behind as well eventually, and to think that since the first quad core device a year ago today we call the tegra 3 a low-powered chipset compared to the powerhouses coming out, and people still don't have a quad core cpu at their home pcs and laptops, anyway, offtopic, let's see...

as far as I heard from many different people now it is just something to show the skin as main features like wallpaper, rotation and others aren't working yet although they should... Basically I would prefer a dualboot solution with stock ubuntu and android, but just my personal opinion...

[ROM][GT-I9305] Ubuntu Touch Preview (Discussion until First Release)

IMPORTANT NOTES
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- Until the Release of the first build this is purely Discussion and the steps leading up to the first build.
- I'm new to the Android Development side of things as all I've ever done was install Mods/ROMS/Recoveries and change a few settings here and there.
- I am in the process of trying to pick up all the skills needed to start this undertaking so it will be a while before you see any sort of real progress.
- If you can list things you think I ought to know please either send me a PM or post.
- I'm currently just setting up Virtual Box Configurations for Development.
Any help would be appreciated!
WIKI
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Official Ubuntu Touch (i9300) Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices/i9300
THANKS TO
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- codeworkx (Topic Layout and inspiration)
- Androguide.fr (i9300 Build)

Could someone please explain how this OS could work on our devices? Is it based on CM?
Would be awesome to try out this rom.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv1Z7bf4jXY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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That's great. I've always wanted to try something like this, but I don't have the hardware to do so (32 bit computer)

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Could someone please explain how this OS could work on our devices? Is it based on CM?
Would be awesome to try out this rom.
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It's Ubuntu.... read. GIYF

um is this for the standard i9300 or is this for the i9305 because its all different

NTT Docomo SC-03E
I have a NTT Docomo Samsung Galaxy S3 Alpha. Its has a Exynos 4412 1.6 GHz quad processor (same as Note II) with 2GB RAM. Its LTE. Is Ubuntu Touch available for this?

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I don't suppose that the lot working on Ubuntu could cut out the rubbish that is comparing ARM quad core CPU's with x86 quad core CPU's?
other than that, it's nice to see another somewhat-edge oriented touch interface and will be interesting to try it on my i9305 once releases start coming, probably not gonna be a keeper though.

I'd really love to run Ubuntu Touch on GT-I9305 !!
So followed the instruction for the GT-I9300 device - but while the installation process it aborted with a message like some symlinks not working properly..
I'm ****ed up of android with google.. so I will install a native android on that device - but I'm the first who installs Ubuntu Touch ASAP!!
Thank you very very much for your work!!

eagerly awaiting first release,,Pheoxy r u compiling this or r u waiting for someone else to compile,,, if u r compiling,,,, have u made any progress

I have gotten my big computer out of storage.. I might setup Linux and see what I can do towards this project
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is anything moving on this front?

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is anything moving on this front?
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Unfortunately no, I've had a lot of setbacks lately and getting things sorted. My phone sort of dying and not letting me install most custom Roms has set me back a bit and I'm in the middle of some courses.
So until some of that's been taken care of or someone decides to have a go themselves I'm stalled but happy to update the thread if someone does come along.

Shame just purchased this phone sad this project is stalled would love to se e this
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Just need to wait till my internet rolls over to the next month so I can download the sources
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Just need to wait till my internet rolls over to the next month so I can download the sources
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nice I would really love to try ubuntu touch on the S3

My son tried it in his mako (officially supported). Very preliminary version. No market, apps must be installed by terminal Linux commands, even keyboard and language require terminal commands.
No apn. No sim code asked, so no network.
In fact unusable. So I can't imagine how it can be here.

hmmm cheers for that info,, ill look into it once ubuntu is setup

Striatum_bdr said:
My son tried it in his mako (officially supported). Very preliminary version. No market, apps must be installed by terminal Linux commands, even keyboard and language require terminal commands.
No apn. No sim code asked, so no network.
In fact unusable. So I can't imagine how it can be here.
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Getting the preview running makes it easier on release to port it.
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Try to follow Ubuntu Touch wiki guide.
Hope I'll manage to port it.