I've never built a ROM before, but really like the idea of Ubuntu touch, and would be willing to try and build it for our G2 if possible...
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This might sound really odd... but I'm looking to -NOT- use my g1 as a phone... I want to uh... (shoot me if you must) want to remove Android, and install a very light ubuntu install or other gnu/linux derivative like DSL (which cannot be ported to armel probably) to my phone and use it as a mini mini computer...
my question to the DREAM community on XDA here is... can it be done... and for any reason I ever want to go back... do you think it'd be reversible?
My main reasoning is this... I have a nokia 5310, and I work a crappy produce job at a supermarket... I fear my G1 getting broken, and have not used it in the last 2 months. also, I'd be interested in learning how to work stuff out and try to get androided ported over to the new 3g Dash if that was possible, cause that phone looks very nice... IMHO though so... please criticism and responses of all kinds welcome to this question.
The closest I've seen is installing Debian with only terminal =/ sorry. You can look under development for more info.
well actually... with vncviewer you can uh... vnc to it and have x11 running with icewm or lxde
vnc viewer local host
I'm not pro at this. Sorry if my advice was bad. lol
No not bad... but good... thank you. I am looking for "ANY" information... and you fit the requisites. Thanks friend
The reason for running x11 and debian on top of android through vnc is that drivers for the g1 hardware aren't available. Unless you want to write these drivers yourself, I'd forget this one. By the time you get it working, your g1 will be fossilised.
I'd be willing to go and try to learn how to do it.
it'd be a fun project... i mean the thing is just sitting here... I mean... I could always perhaps make a completely stripped down version of android. I only want it to use Wi-Fi... and that's pretty much it... I just want it to be an MID
I want to make sure I understand the situation:
1) You have a cheaper phone so do not use the G1 for fear of damaging it.
2) Since you do not use the G1 you want to:
- tinker with it, most likely destroying it in the process if you succeed at anything.
- install a more conventional Linux distro on the phone, which will require at least some programming knowledge as well as intimate knowledge of Linux. If you want X then it as gone from challenge to an impressive feat.
and finally
3) You want to port android to the Dash 3G.
Your decision making process is a little questionable, but hopefully there is some reasoning I missed or you did not mention.
My advise to you would be: Please learn to walk before you attempt to fly.
A stripped down android would be more feasible. You would not have X, but you should be able to port quite a bit of commandline tools over, to include a more user friendly shell. Then you could try and cross compile X, which will take a lot of patience. If you manage to succeed though. from that point you could do a headless X session and attach to it vian VNC in much the same way as is currently done with debian. Alternatively you could try and port the G1 drivers over to the freerunner project and work from that direction, but this would be much more difficult.
It seems a terrible waste of time in my opinion but if you want to try, go for it. Personally I say sell the G1 and buy a nokia n810. It is a little larger but still small and is a mid.
If however you are set on this course I would suggest hanging out on the IRC channels and getting advice from the ROM cookers, Cyanogen in particular since he rebuilds the linux kernel for the G1, something you will be doing a lot of.
Well most birds learn to fly before they walk. And I think I will go down the trail of a custom Android build. I just wanted to know of it being possible to make it work.
I mainly refer to the fact I didn't want it to break ie the screen or the digitized I assume you mean the xda channel... ... so yes I will choose to jump into the pool before the water is full in it thank you for the advice and knowledge
Hi all,
it looks, that the building Ubuntu Touch is as simple as a building CM10.1, because the core is generally based on CM 10.1.
Original message is here: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/porting-ubuntu-touch-is-as-simple-as-building-cm/
Any developer interested ?
Im not a developer
But, Im want this OS in my 8.9 wifi Galaxy tab (P7310), please some one start the dev...
Im a poor guy can´t donate, but I can post my reviews with my bad brasilian english.
I have been playing a few minutes into my N4 and it's a very very initial pre-alpha and it's not capable to be used as daily ROM...
But, maybe in the future it's another good choice. Now it's really smooth (like Android) in N4
vpx said:
Hi all,
it looks, that the building Ubuntu Touch is as simple as a building CM10.1, because the core is generally based on CM 10.1.
Original message is here: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/porting-ubuntu-touch-is-as-simple-as-building-cm/
Any developer interested ?
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It is easy to port. But it is not a daily driver currently. Only for 10-20 minutes of fun, as there is almost nothing working.
Would be nice if anyone would give this a shot. Always nice to have something new to play with.
The GT-7500, which is practically identical got Ubuntu touch support! Devs, here is your chance!
Windows phone 8 or anything OTHER than android. dont get me wrong, i love android, but i want something else for the cappy.
i want a ROM that has nothing that looks like andorid, i want to get a taste of something else, for example windows or maybe something else if there is one out there
person even an Ubuntu ROM, Ubuntu is way better than windows in my opinion
Jack Jake said:
Windows phone 8 or anything OTHER than android. dont get me wrong, i love android, but i want something else for the cappy.
i want a ROM that has nothing that looks like andorid, i want to get a taste of something else, for example windows or maybe something else if there is one out there
person even an Ubuntu ROM, Ubuntu is way better than windows in my opinion
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To answer your first question there is no windows phone 8 port nor any windows phone 8 themed roms out there for the captivate. First and foremost a port of windows phone 8 would be illegal although I'm sure it's possible. However after a quick google search I found a post about Launcher8 that supposedly gives you live tiles and completely mimics the looks of windows phone 8. I'm sure there are also other launchers and themes out there that would give you the look you're going for.
As for Ubuntu mobile I've heard that it is being worked on for the captivate but can't begin to confirm that and it's far from ready for full release based on what I've seen.
I keep thinking, we'll have convergence on the Bionic. On stock, it already had convergence, but with hardware acceleration and a stable build, we could get performance similar to that of a Chromebook in a Phone. In addition, we can dual boot, so we have Android AND Ubuntu. Is anyone else excited about it, or is it just me who's a fan of convergence?
Convergence could be very cool
I would love to see Ubuntu on any phone. The Ubuntu Edge idea looks awesome, but I think having the ability to use my Android phone and then run Ubuntu by connecting to a tv or monitor would make my phone even more useful.
Someone smarter than me should make it happen!
ifly85 said:
having the ability to use my Android phone and then run Ubuntu by connecting to a tv or monitor would make my phone even more useful.
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Gingerbread on the Bionic did this, with webtop (2.0?). The original/stock build was quite clunky and slow, but a very cool idea. Some people even stripped the build down, added in the rest of the arm build of Ubuntu, set up swap partitions, and ended up with amazing and ideal setups.
I would love to see this idea come back around in android devices. Alas, chroot with vnc is the closest to that dream at the moment.
sent from a Bionic
Has anyone tried or does anyone maybe have the know how to port ubuntu touch to atrix hd?
It would be pretty cool to try it out.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices