This is my first attempt at building cm11. The dinosaur of a computer I'm using is a Dell dimension E521. 512 mb of ram (lol), 250gb hard drive, Ubuntu os. I am doing a repo sync as I type this message. Wish I had a better computer for my first build but, it is what it is and I'm going to make the best of it. I'll update my progress, just felt like sharing.
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Set yourself a massive swap partition. Put it this way, I upgraded my laptop from 2GB TO 8GB RAM because it wasn't enough to build gingerbread. Build fails with errors. I wish you luck but ultimately it's pointless
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And you're willing to make a rom with this calculator?
Ooops computer
But anyway good luck.
stebomurkn420 said:
This is my first attempt at building cm11. The dinosaur of a computer I'm using is a Dell dimension E521. 512 mb of ram (lol), 250gb hard drive, Ubuntu os. I am doing a repo sync as I type this message. Wish I had a better computer for my first build but, it is what it is and I'm going to make the best of it. I'll update my progress, just felt like sharing.
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Thanks for the heads up... I was looking into that and now I will definitely do so. Still doing the repo sync..... Lol
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You can't build anything above GB with that system. It requires 64 bit, and there's no way those specs will lead me to believe its 64 bit lol.
HOWEVER. If you have a way to get it to build and you are 32 bit. Please pm me immediately and help me out lol
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Believe it or not this is a 64 bit system... Lol. AMD 64 Athlon x2
I have a 7 mb/s internet connection and I am about 5 1/2 hours into the repo sync with no sync errors and everything still downloading nicely.
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stebomurkn420 said:
Believe it or not this is a 64 bit system... Lol. AMD 64 Athlon x2
I have a 7 mb/s internet connection and I am about 5 1/2 hours into the repo sync with no sync errors and everything still downloading nicely.
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Downloading the source should not get you any errors Good luck with the build!
Correct. Its the compiling. There is no way near enough memory for a make job to run properly. Swap is the only possible way.
Without huge swap, building will be impossible.
With swap, building will maybe MAYBE (although unlikely) be possible
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Well boys...
Error: exited sync due to fetch errors
I did a Ctrl+C, then restarted the repo sync. Correct me if I'm wrong but the repo sync should start over where it left off?
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Well boys...
Error: exited sync due to fetch errors
I did a Ctrl+C, then restarted the repo sync. Correct me if I'm wrong but the repo sync should start over where it left off?
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Yes. It doesn't actually put it in your working directory (e.g. /android/system) until its done all the fetching so if you look now, it will appear empty. However it should be buried in the hidden /.repo folder somewhere so it will start fetching to that location where it left off then towards the end when you get to "syncing work tree" it will move it to your working directory.
The fetch errors come and go. Not RAM related
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Yes. It doesn't actually put it in your working directory (e.g. /android/system) until its done all the fetching so if you look now, it will appear empty. However it should be buried in the hidden /.repo folder somewhere so it will start fetching to that location where it left off then towards the end when you get to "syncing work tree" it will move it to your working directory.
The fetch errors come and go. Not RAM related
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Thank you for the descriptive answer...
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I just built AICP from source... It took me an entire day to download.. github gets knocked down many times and it throws an error "could not connect to Github" even though I have a working connection.
A clean build took me 3 hours.. .. and here's the message which will be shown in the terminal after the repo syncing is complete...
SS:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
And after the build is complete it will show you something like this:
ALL THE BEST FOR THE BUILD! It will take ample time for the first build...
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I just built AICP from source... It took me an entire day to download.. github gets knocked down many times and it throws an error "could not connect to Github" even though I have a working connection.
A clean build took me 3 hours.. .. and here's the message which will be shown in the terminal after the repo syncing is complete...
SS:
And after the build is complete it will show you something like this:
ALL THE BEST FOR THE BUILD! It will take ample time for the first build...
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Thank you guys for the hospitality as I am new to the nexus 5 community coming from owning the OG galaxy nexus. I bounced between that the OG razr and the HTC rezound for the last 2 1/2 years and I haven't picked any of them up since purchasing the nexus 5. Lol. Sad but true. Wait... I'm lying.. My RAZR is on the latest cm11 nightly.
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My repo sync is at
From git://github.com/cyanogenmod/android_external_chromium
Looks like I'm only pulling around 200-300 KB/s download speeds. All together it has been syncing for approximately 9 hours.
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stebomurkn420 said:
My repo sync is at
From git://github.com/cyanogenmod/android_external_chromium
Looks like I'm only pulling around 200-300 KB/s download speeds. All together it has been syncing for approximately 9 hours.
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Yes.. You're on track! The syncing takes it own sweet time irrespective of you having a 10Mbit connection or a 50 mbit...
If you feel that repo sync gets very low speeds or stops frequently, you could use repo sync -j4 to run multiple jobs in parallel... This might make the full use of your bandwidth...
Patience is the key in Syncing
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Yes.. You're on track! The syncing takes it own sweet time irrespective of you having a 10Mbit connection or a 50 mbit...
If you feel that repo sync gets very low speeds or stops frequently, you could use repo sync -j4 to run multiple jobs in parallel... This might make the full use of your bandwidth...
Patience is the key in Syncing
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So when I enter command:
Repo sync
Its not pulling from all four threads? For instance if I entered command
Repo sync -j1
It would only be pulling from one thread?
Repo sync -j2
Would be puling from 2 threads and so on?
Hopefully I can start building by the end of the day. I'm interested in seeing what errors are thrown my way. Anyone running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS know if it would be safe to create a swap partition while the repo sync is still going on?
This should help me kill some time... Lol
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vin4yak said:
you could use repo sync -j4 to run multiple jobs in parallel
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No he couldn't. He has an AMD CPU which means he only has physical cores, no virtual cores. -j2 is the best he can get
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stebomurkn420 said:
Anyone running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS know if it would be safe to create a swap partition while the repo sync is still going on?
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I wouldnt recommend repartitioning a hard drive while its writing.
You could create a swap file though
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq
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Sounds like I could definitely learn a lot from rootSU... All. Thanks for all your input up to now and anything in the future. And they say us nexus users are d***s... Negative.
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You guys should enable ccache for your build environmens. It will speed up your builds when building after a "make clean". I got a older PC with a celeron dual core with 4 GB of ram and Ubuntu and I can do builds in about 80 minutes.
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david279 said:
You guys should enable ccache for your build environmens. It will speed up your builds when building after a "make clean". I got a older PC with a celeron dual core with 4 GB of ram and Ubuntu and I can do builds in about 80 minutes.
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I will definitely look into that once I get there...
UPDATE: I wrecked my computer. Lol. At the moment I can not boot into anything but my system settings menu (DOS). I deleted some vista drivers Files i shouldn't have. I am now trying to install Windows 7 (via live USB) as my base because I can not find my vista reinstallation disc and vista just plain sucks anyways. Lol. I was going to install windows xp as my base but, from what I read xp is not bootable via live USB without being able to enter your OS. So basically I'm going to be starting fresh, incorporating what I've learned in the past couple days. Thanks again everyone for your help so far.
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Related
THIS IS A USERS THREAD FOR HASH CODES CM9/ICS ROM
PLEASE TRY TO KEEP ALL THE USER TALK IN HERE SO WE CAN KEEP THE DEV FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT ONLY.( just trying to help keep the dev info in a not so big thread,)
LINK TO ORIGINAL CM9/ICS THREAD IN THE DEV SECTION by hashcode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425026
Thanks again for all you do to HASHCODE AND ALL THE OTHER DEVS AND PEOPLE HELPING TO GET THIS ROM WORKING AS BEST AS POSSIBLE FOR THE DROID3.
This was a great idea. The Dev thread was getting pretty lengthy to sift through. Hopefully people will use it. What is the last anyone has heard from Hash about the next release?
not first :-( .... and link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425026
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yeah now we can chitchat haha
about the rom but i hope hash checks this often
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Sorry I did it from my phone so the link didn't work, ill fix it when I get to a computer.
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not first :-( .... and link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425026
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This was a great idea. The Dev thread was getting pretty lengthy to sift through. Hopefully people will use it. What is the last anyone has heard from Hash about the next release?
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From his blog he says that beta #1 will be out some time next week
*VERY EXCITED* and he is almost done with the camera.
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Sorry I did it from my phone so the link didn't work, ill fix it when I get to a computer.
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i didit from the phone as well . i believe xda is tapatalk rebranded, so there should be a chain icon link for links and images
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First bug.
have every one noticed if the battery level from ics and GB are reported diferently... i had 30% in GB stock and in the switch to ICS reports 70% in any case it shuts down in 0 so maybe the top levels are diferent
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First bug.
have every one noticed if the battery level from ics and GB are reported diferently... i had 30% in GB stock and in the switch to ICS reports 70% in any case it shuts down in 0 so maybe the top levels are diferent
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I've noticed that once before and I did the whole wipe batt stats thing and it seemed to be better.
SENT FROM MY CM9/ICS D3....thx 2 hashcode
phrir1 said:
I've noticed that once before and I did the whole wipe batt stats thing and it seemed to be better.
SENT FROM MY CM9/ICS D3....thx 2 hashcode
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I had that issue as well
jclingler5213 said:
This was a great idea. The Dev thread was getting pretty lengthy to sift through. Hopefully people will use it. What is the last anyone has heard from Hash about the next release?
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From his twitter he says camera is launching but causing a gfx error (camera is working but wont display on screen, his error logs showing it init no problems). It could be as simple as a coding error, I notice in his error logs that the first error pops on line 441
Code:
01-28 12:02:26.560: E/IMGSRV(216): gralloc.c:590: gralloc_device_alloc: Invalid color format (256)
I'm not sure what the color format he's using is but it could just need to be changed to 255 even, perhaps 256 is out of range(if it's like r/g/b 1-255). IDK, easy to speculate but it looks like it might be sooner rather than later. Best place to check for this info is Hashcodes Twitter. That's where I saw the update about the camera and the error logs, it's a lot easier for him to tweet a quick update and keep working than to stop and scrub/edit posts.
Yeah!!! He just tweeted again that he is really close.
SENT FROM MY CM9/ICS D3....thx 2 hashcode
It sounds like it might be here within the next couple of days. At least that's the impression that I'm getting from Hash's twitter feed. Very exciting times!!!
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Does it seem to anyone else that ics takes longer to register a touch event ie you have to hold your finger on something for a second before it registers. Its really quite annoying
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Does it seem to anyone else that ics takes longer to register a touch event ie you have to hold your finger on something for a second before it registers. Its really quite annoying
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i dont have this isssue. is it all the time or randomly?
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i dont have this isssue. is it all the time or randomly?
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All the time. I switched back to liberty because it was driving me nuts. I wonder if its because I'm using the gsmfix version. I'll try posting in that thread see if any other xt860 users are experiencing it
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I don't think the keyboard was as responsive as on Gingerbread. But it may have been me.
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Endoroid said:
All the time. I switched back to liberty because it was driving me nuts. I wonder if its because I'm using the gsmfix version. I'll try posting in that thread see if any other xt860 users are experiencing it
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I actually find the screen and rom in general very responsive. I really haven't run into any issues with it yet (other than having to reboot every now and then or cycle airplane mode because I'm getting a "can't authenticate on proxy" error when browsing but I'm pretty sure when this happens it's just poor reception). I also tend not to fling around in menus very much, would be interesting to see a diff of what's been crammed into dalvik between you and I maybe, think Hashcode mentioned that can cause slowdowns though (if you're doing a lot things might get unresponsive for a sec is what I take from that, like IPC on windows jamming everything up and causing jitter by bottlenecking sometimes).
Willis111 said:
I actually find the screen and rom in general very responsive. I really haven't run into any issues with it yet (other than having to reboot every now and then or cycle airplane mode because I'm getting a "can't authenticate on proxy" error when browsing but I'm pretty sure when this happens it's just poor reception). I also tend not to fling around in menus very much, would be interesting to see a diff of what's been crammed into dalvik between you and I maybe, think Hashcode mentioned that can cause slowdowns though (if you're doing a lot things might get unresponsive for a sec is what I take from that, like IPC on windows jamming everything up and causing jitter by bottlenecking sometimes).
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Right away I noticed it, soft keyboard works great, but opening apps, scrolling web pages, opening links, even the capacative buttons I need to hold my finger there for a sec for it to register
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Endoroid said:
Right away I noticed it, soft keyboard works great, but opening apps, scrolling web pages, opening links, even the capacative buttons I need to hold my finger there for a sec for it to register
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Strange, I find the keys/buttons as responsive, if not more so than stock. Did you add supercharger script, init.d hacks or anything?
Just for the heck of it I googled "ics trouble with flash player" and wow a lot of people are having trouble w/ics 4.0.3 and flash, found a few files people have said were working, I'll try them out and post them to Hash' OP/send them to Hash for his next build if they're flawless. Gotta charge and run out before I start messing with that.
So i decided to load Ubuntu 11.04 onto my old computer, and the screen is messing up. Can't see, and it's odd. The "try ubuntu" option on the live cd I burned did the same thing. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this?
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i have never seen this before... try re installing? try a different distro?
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i have never seen this before... try re installing? try a different distro?
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What distro would you suggest that keeps a similar look to Ubuntu?
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EggosEvo said:
What distro would you suggest that keeps a similar look to Ubuntu?
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12.04
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12.04
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And if that gives the same issue?
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EggosEvo said:
And if that gives the same issue?
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use xubuntu or kubuntu
Could it have just been an error in writing the live cd?
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Could it have just been an error in writing the live cd?
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i don't really think that's the case, what have you got to lose if you try other live cds?
It looks to me like an issue with the default graphics driver loaded at start-up. There used to be a lot of problems with both Ubuntu and Mint - I can't remember the exact details though.
If you want something that looks like Ubuntu but is better then try LinuxMint
It is based on Ubuntu, but looks better, and the support is second-to-none.
I had almost the opposite problem i guess. I was just trying out ubuntu 12.04 and found it was laggy and annoying probably due to a single core cpu. I had come across linux mint a nd liked the look of it and new it might be easier on processes. It turns out the look of mint is the cinnamon desktop and can be used in ubuntu which i tried.
My problem was when i logged into cinnamon there was no wallpaper, no useable icons visible except power (to logout) when i did manage to open a window or program there was nothing in the window to see except the shadow around that window.
I am a determined noob though- so i dumped ubuntu and loaded a full mint install and ended up in the same spot. grrrr.
it was like when a web page is not quite loaded, you can see where things will or should be but not everything and its not quite useable.
I am a determined noob though impatient.
Ubuntu it is now!
It is a bit snappier after some use - like it had to learn my commonly used programs or something and now likes me more.
longish post i know -sorry!
Not sure is this has been done but post your experiences with Ubuntu Phone here!
Instructions for flashing:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install?action=show&redirect=TouchInstallProcess
Porting Guide (not done yet)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting
If anyone wants it, I can do a full install guide.
(Working) Apps Included:
Gallery
Phone (i.e Sms, dialer, phone book etc)
Camera
Browser
Media Player
Notepad
Anything other than those above (Weather, Calculator, Ski Safari etc) are only DEMOS!
To remove sample content:
To remove sample contacts:
Code:
Run manage-address-books.py delete
Edit /etc/[phone|tablet]-services and remove manage-address-books.py
To remove sample video and music lenses:
Code:
Run rm /usr/share/dbus-1/services/com.canonical.Unity.Lens.MockMusic.service
Run rm /usr/share/dbus-1/services/com.canonical.Unity.Lens.MockVideos.service
To remove pictures from gallery:
Code:
Run rm /home/phablet/Pictures/*
To remove sample messages in messaging menu:
Code:
Edit /etc/[phone|tablet]-services and remove chewie_messaging_populate_menu
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So, once that's all done, post back with impressions, ideas, etc
EDIT: It seems that they are porting it to other devices:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices
This post shall be updates on the development:
Working:
GSM
WiFi
Camera
Phone + SMS
ADB
SSH
NOT Working:
CDMA
LTE
Data Settings (E.g APN's, 2g only)
Advanced WiFi settings (Hidden SSID's, manual IPs etc)
MMS
Mobile data
Speakerphone
PIN/PUK support
SIM File system support
Bluetooth
Hotspots
Emergency calls (i.e calling 000 without a vaild SIM)
Airplane Mode
Delivery Reports
Send Error Handling
Bugs:
Timezone has to be set via command line
Memory usage not optimized (apps may crash
IMPORTANT: "In rare circumstances, the Nexus4 may get into a state where it may not boot at all after the battery is drained ( even into recovery ). If this happens, the only way to restore it is to disassemble the back of the phone and unplug/plug the battery connector."
I'll add more as I find them.
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Not sure is this has been done but post your experiences with Ubuntu Phone here!
Instructions for flashing:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install?action=show&redirect=TouchInstallProcess
NOTE:
You have to be running Linux to install this.
So, once that's all done, post back with impressions, ideas, etc
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You don't have to be running Linux and there's already an Ubuntu thread...
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You don't have to be running Linux and there's already an Ubuntu thread...
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The PPA has the tools and dependencies to support Precise, Quantal and Raring. Add the Ubuntu Touch PPA by adding the following custom source list entry to your /etc/apt/sources.list file.
sudo add-apt-repository ppahablet-team/tools
Then do the following:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install phablet-tools android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
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I thought that you have to be running Linux for those to work. *Shrug*
My mistake.
And that other Ubuntu thread (if you mean this one) doesn't have a list of whats working etc, which makes it convenient for people in a rush.
I got shot of it because i had loads of messages from random ppl in my inbox and no way to get rid of them, other than that its very nice, smooth, and for a very early build....impressive
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So just to get this clear, if I flash Ubuntu and wanna get back I have to flash a stock factory image , reroot and flash back my nandroid right? I can't go directly from Ubuntu to my nandroid right?
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speedyjay said:
I got shot of it because i had loads of messages from random ppl in my inbox and no way to get rid of them, other than that its very nice, smooth, and for a very early build....impressive
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That's awesome to hear!
Zaihanzainal said:
So just to get this clear, if I flash Ubuntu and wanna get back I have to flash a stock factory image , reroot and flash back my nandroid right? I can't go directly from Ubuntu to my nandroid right?
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I'm assuming that you would have to flash your previous kernel back for it to boot. Don't quote me on that
Anyway got my ans ald thanks !
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I managed to go from Ubuntu back to my nandroid
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neer2005 said:
I managed to go from Ubuntu back to my nandroid
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Thanks for the info!
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IMPORTANT: "In rare circumstances, the Nexus4 may get into a state where it may not boot at all after the battery is drained ( even into recovery ). If this happens, the only way to restore it is to disassemble the back of the phone and unplug/plug the battery connector."
I'll add more as I find them.
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Well, that doesn't sound too good
xdviper said:
Well, that doesn't sound too good
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Its rare like really really rare just trying the preview I don't think you'll have that problem unless it was your daily driver which Idk why it would be...
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Its rare like really really rare just trying the preview I don't think you'll have that problem unless it was your daily driver which Idk why it would be...
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Knowing my bad luck, it would happen the instant I would turn it on
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Well, that doesn't sound too good
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I agree I think I'll wait for it to become a little more stable before I give it a go.
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After flashing, it just felt like I was playing with a display unit rather than a 'developer preview' which was somewhat disappointing. Can't wait for an actual release, this has a lot of potential to be the start of something amazing IMO.
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After flashing, it just felt like I was playing with a display unit rather than a 'developer preview' which was somewhat disappointing. Can't wait for an actual release, this has a lot of potential to be the start of something amazing IMO.
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I think this could be incredible, especially with the convergence thing.
But what worries me is that it requires a 32gb sd card, and the N4 only comes in 8 and 16gb versions
I have some questions.
Does monitor mode work on Ubuntu Touch?
How much space is available after installation?
How do I enter a URL in the browser?
Edit: I just found out: pull the url bar from the bottom of the screen. If you drag from the bottom of the screen to the upcoming grey icon ou can close apps etc.
When i tried the preview yesterday i really liked how fast it booted(6 seconds after Google logo) and the clean home screen. Gestures were nice but too sensitive.
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I have some questions.
Does monitor mode work on Ubuntu Touch?
How much space is available after installation?
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1) I would assume it doesn't, but I haven't tried
2) I have no idea where to check XD
Keep the opinions coming!
Yep thats right try it here
Mako only for now
NOTE: have a network connection, preferably WiFi.. on first boot, it will try to install X11, gnome-desktop (!),
sound s really interesting thanks a lot for the info
What is this if you don't mind me asking?
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What is this if you don't mind me asking?
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Basically this: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Project_Wiki.
Can you post some screenshots.?
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hubba
uh... well (from softpedia)
"Owners of unlocked Google Nexus 4 smartphones out there can now get a taste of a new Linux OS for their devices, as a Fedora 19 installer is now available for download for them.
The software enables them to easily install Fedora 19 for ARM on this Google phone, though it should be noted that this is not an official Fedora Linux project.
As phoronix notes, the installer comes from Rob Clark, who has been working on enriching the Freedreno Gallium3D graphics driver, and who used the Qualcomm A320 graphics in Nexus 4 for that.
The Fedora 19 installer that he wrote in the process is now available for download on GitHub as freedreno/nexus4-fedora, but might not receive support moving forth.
For enthusiasts, however, it might prove an interesting software to take for a spin on a Nexus 4, that’s for sure."
So, if you know Ubuntu touch preview - you know what this is
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Sounds quite interesting
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Anybody run it? install-rootfs not work for me
I'd love to hear some feedback on this before installing
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I'd love to hear some feedback on this before installing
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can't get read-write on device, have root and can mount rootfs as rw in explorer but can' get it in adb shell
This is really interesting. I'm a long term Fedora user, and I've just bought a Nexus 4 with the intent of installing cyanmod on it. But for various reasons I would like to run a full Linux distro.
So my first question is this: Is there a phone app and a sms app available for any Linux distro? The closest thing I could find is gnokii, but it isn't for on the phone its self (at least that is my understanding). Would I have to write the phone app myself?
My second question is: Does it run well? (I mean Fedora on the Nexus 4) Or do need to find that out myself?
Thank you,
Christopher
PS. I've been searching the internet all day to try and answer these questions.
Doesn't chroot/ loop device not work on 4.3?
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cjb_ said:
This is really interesting. I'm a long term Fedora user, and I've just bought a Nexus 4 with the intent of installing cyanmod on it. But for various reasons I would like to run a full Linux distro.
So my first question is this: Is there a phone app and a sms app available for any Linux distro? The closest thing I could find is gnokii, but it isn't for on the phone its self (at least that is my understanding). Would I have to write the phone app myself?
My second question is: Does it run well? (I mean Fedora on the Nexus 4) Or do need to find that out myself?
Thank you,
Christopher
PS. I've been searching the internet all day to try and answer these questions.
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From what I gather from reading the README on github. This is NOT a ROM (not even close). This is absolutely not something to use instead of cyanogenmod, stock android, etc. And although I don't know positively (have not googled), I would guess no, there is not a phone or sms app for a desktop that is going to work. Not to mention how many other key components needed to make this a working android substitute.
What it is, is a kernel (a Fedora based kernel instead of an Android kernel). And you don't even flash the kernel... you load it and run it temporarily through adb. And then the installer will download and run an x11 display server (instead of the android surface_flinger server), and a Gnome desktop and other parts of Fedora.
It's not something that's ready for use as a phone OS. Far from it. It is just the beginnings of a start (though mad props are in order).
If you've tried the latest Ubuntu touch preview... and seen all of what's NOT ready in that project... then understand that this Fedora project is not even close to that stage of development yet.
Hi,
has anyone tried it recently?
It did not boot for me and got stuck at the "Google" logo.
ADB was working, but without wifi it is useless.
Regards
user
OK gonna go buy a computer this week for learning development. Everything seems to be on windows 8 now..... How will that work with developing and basic android stuff? Just need to figure out what I should be getting.
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tember1214 said:
OK gonna go buy a computer this week for learning development. Everything seems to be on windows 8 now..... How will that work with developing and basic android stuff? Just need to figure out what I should be getting.
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avoid windows 8 of you can it has dual boot issues. I would try to find a win7 box and partition half of it to Linux that way you have all the tools and programs available to you.
tember1214 said:
OK gonna go buy a computer this week for learning development. Everything seems to be on windows 8 now..... How will that work with developing and basic android stuff? Just need to figure out what I should be getting.
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Windows 8 (or 7 or XP) -- not recommended for android development (at least if you want to get into building custom roms). About all you can do on any Windows OS is decompile the apks for smali editing, themeing, etc. Yeah, you can set up a Cygwin environment to compile, but you also need a really good PC to do that....4 core @ 3ghz and 8GB ram MINIMUM or it won't be worth doing....you'll be much better off doing it all on Linux.
Type, brand, and preinstalled OS don't matter. Android development needs a 64bit cpu (preferably dual core or better), 3GB ram+, a Linux OS based on Ubuntu 10.04 or 12.04...I gotta recommend 12.04 since 10.04 is no longer supported (LTS for it ended in May), and a hard drive with 50+GB....my partition with nothing but android development on it is 320GB and I use every bit of it (currently has 30GB left). 50GB is just enough to install an OS with enough space to sync and compile 1 rom....You'll need about 20GB per rom and 20GB of space free on the drive before you start the compile.
Just make sure you get a PC that allows you to install another OS (some OEM Win8 PC's are bios locked to only install/boot Win8.....)
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avoid windows 8 of you can it has dual boot issues. I would try to find a win7 box and partition half of it to Linux that way you have all the tools and programs available to you.
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What issues? I have 64 bit pro and Ubuntu 12.10 dual installed. Had to set up a boot chooser, but I don't have any problems
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What issues? I have 64 bit pro and Ubuntu 12.10 dual installed. Had to set up a boot chooser, but I don't have any problems
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Depending on your bios/motherboard you can't dual boot with Win8. Sucks, but that's how it is. Guess MS feels threatened by *nix and Boot Camp OSX
OK so one of these should be fine with booted with Ubuntu?
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I don't know about developing but with the second one you can copy Xbox 360 games xD
Also the first has a better processing speed. That might help.
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Ubuntu is a great OS alternative to windows which is constantly updated with great features.
Go with the first one. The processors better
tember1214 said:
OK so one of these should be fine with booted with Ubuntu?
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The first one, but you're really gonna want something faster...You're looking at 3\4+ hours compile time for a single rom. Quad Core @2.4 Takes 2~2.5 hours, Dual Core @2.4 Takes 3~5 Hours, both with 3GB ram.
Do you already have a PC? If so, for ~350 you can get a good motherboard and an 8 core amd....another bill for some ram and you'll be set for the next 10 years other than graphics. Using Brand New Prices. I don't know your budget is, but that's what I would do provided I had a decent budget to work with.