For those who want a tutorial, here's my experience in installing the system:
(PS: FOR those who want a really simple command-by-command tutorial, please see #26 post. That's part 1 of the tutorial on how to boot ubuntu up without wireless. If you need wireless working and want a command-by-command tutorial on that, just reply and I'll make it. )
I mainly referred to sp3dev's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158260
I've make ubuntu run on my iconia, but I cannot let bluetooth run so you'd better have a usb keyboard and (if you could find the trick to use the touch screen, no need of) a usb mouse.
Tools to prepare:
1. Ubuntu OS on PC with adb tool.
2. A >=4GB microSD card and make sure iconia can identify it.
3. USB keyboard and USB mouse
4. rooted iconia with acer recovery installer, busybox, terminal emulator.
5. Perhaps more that I didn't listed
Files to download:
1. rootfs: http://www.dmmhosting.co.uk/tegra-rootfs.tar from Digitaldaz;
2. precompiled header: http://www.mediafire.com/?ucvk6x66129igzc from sp3dev;
3. itsmagic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1121543&highlight=itsmagic from sc2k;
4. source code: https://github.com/astarasikov/iconia-gnu-kernel from sp3dev;
5. Perhaps more that I didn't listed
Procedure to install ubuntu:
1. Use your computer to format your microSD card into two partitions: one is in FAT32, to be used as normal external storage. Suggested minimum size is 1GB, to store backup file in step 2. The other is ext4, to store root filesystem of ubuntu. Suggested minimum size is 3GB. Tools: fdisk, mkfs.vfat, mkfs.ext4. Using sudo when making filesystem. Refer to rkaszala's post for further information: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158260&highlight=itsmagic&page=12
(Comment: I use computer to format while he/she uses iconia to format.)
Make sure the formatted sdcard can be recognized by iconia as /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 and /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 .
2. Backup all data using itsmagic link above. Be familiar with usage of itsmagic, esp. use it to recalculate the checksum.
3. use tools here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126364 to flash the newrec.img file onto the /dev/block/mmcblk0p1, and use itsmagic to recalculate checksum.
3.1. on android system, use terminal emulator to copy /system/etc/nvram.txt out as bcm4329-fullmac-4.txt .
4. USING SUDO to unzip the rootfs tarball referred in Files:1 into the ext4 fs mentioned in step 1. If you do not use sudo, some device nodes will not be able to be created.
5. SUDO EDIT the etc/fstab IN YOUR UNZIPPED ROOT FILESYSTEM NOT IN YOUR OWN UBUNTU SYSTEM to one line:
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
6. compile source code using instructions by sp3dev here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158260&highlight=itsmagic&page=9 in the middle part of the page.
7. copy the compiled bcm4329-fullmac-4.bin firmware (should be at lib/firmware/brcm/) to sdcard's root filesystem's location: /lib/firmware/brcm/ folder and copy the previous bcm4329-fullmac-4.txt here.
8. copy the compiled modules into sdcard's root filesystem's /lib/modules/ (I forget the name of the folder so be sure to name it correctly. )
9. insert the sdcard into iconia and reboot with wolume down key pressed (the way to boot into recovery img.)
and now, you should have reached what I have reached.
If you failed on some step please tell me. All I summarized is what I have done, so please refer to their original post for more information.
impressive...
Can you make more detailed tutorial?
can you make video tutorial, because some people don't understand how to do this things. Sorry for bad english
Tautvaldas said:
can you make video tutorial, because some people don't understand how to do this things. Sorry for bad english
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My opinion: tutorial in first post is good enough. If someone don't understand is better not to try!
PhilipZ said:
My opinion: tutorial in first post is good enough. If someone don't understand is better not to try!
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Sorry if I've missed something here but I didn't realize your comprehension ability was the benchmark for tutorials being "good enough"
Troll or not, I hate attitudes like this. If everybody followed this line of thought we'd still be in the stone ages.
The whole purpose of a tutorial is to show people how to do something that is outside of there general knowledge. If adding more details to a tutorial will allow it to be useful a wider audience then surely that can only be a good thing for knowledge sharing and the author.
A video tutorial, if somebody can spare the time of course, would be great.
Hi guys:
Sorry I'm really busy these days so I didn't have time to give more detail on that. This weekend I will reinstall the ubuntu on my Iconia and will post a more detailed command by command tutorial here. I don't have a camera nor a phone with good camera so I'm afraid I cannot make a video, but if u have any question pls just reply here and I will get an email notification and I'll reach back asap.
The installation is tough yet exciting so I understand your feeling of getting ubuntu running on your iconia, but my word now is don't expect too much, it's just running yet still slow and I didn't patch some drivers on (At least now I cannot get bluetooth and nvidia drivers work but wifi works!).
Anyway, even if you're new here, I recommend you to read the links I posted above as they're good place to learn stuff.
sirzen said:
Hi guys:
This weekend I will reinstall the ubuntu on my Iconia and will post a more detailed command by command tutorial here.
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Thank you! We are waiting
You used rootfs from Digitaldaz or from rkaszala ?
(Sorry for my english)
I'm planning a video tutorial once I work the bugs out, right now still having wifi (it loads firmware but I'm not offered any networks, it statys "disabled") issues, and I'm working it out on Ubuntu 10.10 which doesn't have unity, unity is a POS, requires far too much of the gpu, and for our tab we can live without.
wish me luck!
Nice thread i am still working thru the wireless card issues
You cleaned up most of thenative linux thread nicely. I am still struggling with wifi. I made a 250mb rootfs trying for minimalize size
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Nice thread i am still working thru the wireless card issues
You cleaned up most of thenative linux thread nicely. I am still struggling with wifi. I made a 250mb rootfs trying for minimalize size
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Noob question!
Can I use all 2gb SD Card to ext partition,and will linux fit in >2gb ?
Currently I'm using the one from Digitaldaz since I have not get a usable rootfs, but I strongly suggest u to use something built by yourself if you could.
ZeRo_samdroid said:
Thank you! We are waiting
You used rootfs from Digitaldaz or from rkaszala ?
(Sorry for my english)
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I originally couldnt get the rootfs posted by Digitaldaz to untar tons of symlink errors. So i installed Ubuntu 11 on a desktop , built rootfs using rootstock.
Cool......
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I originally couldnt get the rootfs posted by Digitaldaz to untar tons of symlink errors. So i installed Ubuntu 11 on a desktop , built rootfs using rootstock.
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Still havent been able to get the wireless to work, found out that the brcm-bcm4399 had to remove the brcm- from the front. No more firmware errors. just not getting any wlan0 , when i dmesg | gregp brcm no errors there. Any ideas what to try now?
Get your wifi working? I did the bcm4329-fullmac-4.bin and nvram > bcm4329-fullmac-4.txt and then copied the 2 .fw files from the github. I am still not having any luck with wifi.
Wifi Update,
rfkill listall showed the wifi blocked , odd. So i did a rkfill unblock wifi and now i can get the wlan0 to ifup. But using wicd both wext and nl80211 i cant get it to do anything. thoughts?
rkaszala said:
Get your wifi working? I did the bcm4329-fullmac-4.bin and nvram > bcm4329-fullmac-4.txt and then copied the 2 .fw files from the github. I am still not having any luck with wifi.
Wifi Update,
rfkill listall showed the wifi blocked , odd. So i did a rkfill unblock wifi and now i can get the wlan0 to ifup. But using wicd both wext and nl80211 i cant get it to do anything. thoughts?
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That's how I get my wifi work. I don't know more about the detail. I think Digitaldaz add something in his rootfs as his rootfs tarball is ~400MB while the rootstock stuff is less than 300MB.
same root fs? cause last time i tried his was 1.5 gig
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same root fs? cause last time i tried his was 1.5 gig
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I mean his tarball. After untar it should be about 1.5gig. I installed some updates and it grows up to 2.0gig on my one. Should be same?
what about the touch screen ... any prograsess ???
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*** I am not responsible for any damage, lost or explosion. So, try it as your own risk ***
I successfully mount my 250G powered external HD with NTFS partition on this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14650094&postcount=146
Here are the steps:
1. Root is a must
2. Install any terminal emulator from the market.
3. d/l and extract the ntfs.ko to your i9100
4. load the ntfs.ko with insmod (update: Some custom kernel doesn't work with module, try CF-root kernel or any stock kernel if you have problem loading the module)
5. Connect your drive with OTG.
6. Don't need to worry about "USB storage blank or has unsupported file" complaint in the notification area. But you may need a Y splitter USB cable with power supply if you got an high power consumption complaint.
7. Follow the screen shoot for the mounting command. "iocharset=utf8" is needed if you have non English files/folders name
8. Verify the mount with ls command
9. Verify non root apps (e.g. Astro File Manager) are able to read the files
10. After you done, make sure no process is accessing the mount, then un-mount using the umount command. You may want to remove the module using rmmod.
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[request] Can this be done with a sdcard? That would be nice.
Maybe built in a rom
Awesome work il give it a try.. Just one question lol whats insmod?
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I have a problem with "mount" - "mount: can't read /etc/fstab: No such file or directory". What's wrong? I can't find fstab in /etc, there is only vold.fstab.
Try
#cat /proc/mounts > /etc/fstab
#chmod 644 /etc/fstab
Now I have /etc/fstab but "mount: can't find /dev/block/sd in /etc/fstab".
How can I build a good fstab???
Edit: nevermind, I used a bad command, it works now but read only, so I'm waiting for a full working module. Thanks very much for your works jackleung. Best regards!
jackleung said:
*** I am not responsible for any damage, lost or explosion. So, try it as your own risk ***
I successfully mount my 250G powered external HD with NTFS partition on this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14650094&postcount=146
Here are the steps:
1. Root is a must
2. Install any terminal emulator from the market.
3. d/l and extract the ntfs.ko to your i9100
4. load the ntfs.ko with insmod
5. Connect your drive with OTG.
6. Don't need to worry about "USB storage blank or has unsupported file" complaint in the notification area. But you may need a Y splitter USB cable with power supply if you got an high power consumption complaint.
7. Follow the screen shoot for the mounting command. "iocharset=utf8" is needed if you have non English files/folders name
8. Verify the mount with ls command
9. Verify non root apps (e.g. Astro File Manager) are able to read the files
10. After you done, make sure no process is accessing the mount, then un-mount using the umount command. You may want to remove the module using rmmod.
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Can you please upload a video showing how to do it for noobs
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Waiting for my OTG Cable to arrive and will 100% try this. Do you get a good playback speed of 720p/1080p videos using ntfs drives?
hakkinenvthh said:
Edit: nevermind, I used a bad command, it works now but read only, so I'm waiting for a full working module. Thanks very much for your works jackleung. Best regards!
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What command have you use finally? I was thinking you may have different block device instead of hda1.
For writing, we may need NTFS-3G but that I don't know where to get the source for **Android**. And I really don't have time to dig into that yet.
mythoc said:
Waiting for my OTG Cable to arrive and will 100% try this. Do you get a good playback speed of 720p/1080p videos using ntfs drives?
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I haven't try. Practically, media sharing over Samba (cifs) is more useful for me. I can watch 720p video over the wireless G network shared folders.
@Tulips, it should work but may not be useful without write ability.
insmod = insert modules
lsmod = list modules
rmmod = remove modules
okey, sdcard works using the device /dev/block/mmcblk1p1, but as you said read only.
@jackleung : Where did you get this module from? Did you build it yourself from the kernel source, or downloaded it from somewhere else? As far as I understood, the linux kernel now fully supports ntfs rw capabilities (for several years, if I'm not mistaken).
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@jackleung : Where did you get this module from? Did you build it yourself from the kernel source, or downloaded it from somewhere else? As far as I understood, the linux kernel now fully supports ntfs rw capabilities (for several years, if I'm not mistaken).
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I built from the kernel source d/l from Samsung. Here is the situation stated in wiki:
The ability to read and write to NTFS is provided by the NTFS-3G driver. It is included in most Linux distributions. Other solutions exist as well:
Linux kernel 2.2: Kernel versions 2.2.0 and later include the ability to read NTFS partitions
....
Note that all three userspace drivers, namely NTFSMount, NTFS-3G and Captive NTFS, are built on the Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE), a Linux kernel module tasked with bridging userspace and kernel code to save and retrieve data.
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I do find the FUSE in the kernel source, but I believe we still need some user space program like NTFS-3G to manage it.
jackleung said:
What command have you use finally? I was thinking you may have different block device instead of hda1.
For writing, we may need NTFS-3G but that I don't know where to get the source for **Android**. And I really don't have time to dig into that yet.
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I used exactly the same to you I think it's better if you can make it mounted automatically (by modify the kernel???) or make a software to do it
I can mount a NTFS microsd but after that the phone can't be recognized by the PC, unless I format it by the phone
mythoc said:
Waiting for my OTG Cable to arrive and will 100% try this. Do you get a good playback speed of 720p/1080p videos using ntfs drives?
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well i watched 1080p clips and they worked perfectly fine, the file size was 8gb, not sure about bitrate or anything though
why is this not in the Dev Section???!!
[email protected]!
My first successful attempt with ntfs-3g can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15001824&postcount=23
jastonas said:
why is this not in the Dev Section???!!
[email protected]!
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Because nothing being developed. I simply compiled a module from existing source code.
I wrote two small shell scripts for mount and unmount.
Both i can run in GScript (free light version from market).
The first ist mounting:
Code:
insmod /mnt/sdcard/ntfs.ko
mkdir /mnt/sdcard/usbStorage/usb_ntfs
sleep 1
mount -t ntfs -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,iocharset=utf8 /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/sdcard/usbStorage/usb_ntfs
And this one for unmounting:
Code:
umount -f /mnt/sdcard/usbStorage/usb_ntfs
rmmod ntfs
Both scripts are attached and if they are saved on sdcard in a folder namend "gscript" they can be imported directly into GScript.
The ntfs.ko file has to be placed in the root folder of the SD-Card (/mnt/sdcard/ntfs.ko).
@jackleung: Thank you for compiling
Ps: sorry for my bad english... ;-)
Could someone please upload a video on youtube showing how to do it. I dont understand all this mount and unmount.. Do i need to unmount before i take out the usb drive?
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Could you compile ext3 kernel module too, please ?
I'm trying to mount a linux image but there's no ext3 support so I cannot mount it
alx5962 said:
Could you compile ext3 kernel module too, please ?
I'm trying to mount a linux image but there's no ext3 support so I cannot mount it
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Maybe ext2/3 doesn't even need a module? Could someone just try this command?
Code:
mount -t ext2 -o uid=1000,gid=1015,iocharset=utf8,umask=000 /dev/block/sda1
(.../dev/block/mmcblk1p1 for microSD)
Help wat do i do i keep getting this
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Hello Everyone,
I have the Bodhi Linux distro working on our beloved Iconia. Just download the two images from my site. Flash recovery.img to the recovery partition using Acer Recovery Installer. Decompress the Bodhi image, and image it to an 8GB+ memory card (stupid, but will be fixed for smaller ones). Boot into recovery. Screenshots available upon request. Be sure to give me any feedback. I'll remove the PayPal donation link if it counts as spam. I recommend reading this thread. Sorry guys if this seems rushed, but it's 3:30 AM, and I have a long day tomorrow. Perhaps I'll clean this post up later. Kernel Source
Night Everyone,
apapousek
PS: The password for the debian user is debian, and the root password is iconia.
PPS: You can launch the virtual keyboard from the top bar.
Update: So, Wifi is working. Under wicd, change the default interface to wlan0. You may have to put your own nvram.txt from your iconia into the appropriate folder to make things work. The one from my iconia is currently in there.
UPDATE
Alright, so this first post is vague, the download is large, and kind of iffy. But it's smooth, and that's what I'm going for. Within the next week (hopefully), expect an Alpha 2 post, which will have fixed some WiFi issues, and will have some automated scripts for getting your nvram from android, etc.
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Oh my, can someone please confirm if this is fully working with wifi, sound, etc.
I'm afraid of bricking my iconia tab.
Thanks in advance.
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Oh my, can someone please confirm if this is fully working with wifi, sound, etc.
I'm afraid of bricking my iconia tab.
Thanks in advance.
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Well it really can't brick it, unless Acer Recovery Installer screws up somehow. You dd the main Bodhi image to the external sd using a computer. This way the only thing written to the internal memory would be a different recovery image. In theory, nothing should be bricked. I can't promise anything, though.
I have flashed recovery.img to the recovery partition using Acer Recovery Installer.
I can not copy bodhi_iconia.raw in a 8GB microSD,it is too big.
I'm trying to unzip the file directly into the microSD.
I returned to the thor recovery without problem. It is safe.
I will try again this afternoon.
Looks interesting, will try it out Thanks mate!
HDJ80 said:
I have flashed recovery.img to the recovery partition using Acer Recovery Installer.
I can not copy bodhi_iconia.raw in a 8GB microSD,it is too big.
I'm trying to unzip the file directly into the microSD.
I returned to the thor recovery without problem. It is safe.
I will try again this afternoon.
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Sorry if I was a wee vague. It's not meant to be copied straight to a microSD. First, uncompress it to the .raw file. Then, use dd to image directly to the card, not to a partition. For example:
dd if=file.raw of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=4M (Do not have of=/dev/mmcblk0pX, where X is a partition.)
thyultimate said:
Looks interesting, will try it out Thanks mate!
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Thanks for trying it out! You may have to use the nvram.txt from your Android side to make the wifi work, I'm still squashing out little bugs here and there.
This is fantastic!
I'm still trying to get wifi working they you mentioned in OP, and I'm changing the way it looks haha. But it runs smooth!
where am i supposed to place the nvram file? on android its in /system/etc/ but that location isnt on bodhi, ive also done a search of the files and its nowhere in the img.. am i supposed to add the directory /system/etc/nvram.txt or /android/system/etc/nvram.txt? or am i going about this at the wrong direction?
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where am i supposed to place the nvram file? on android its in /system/etc/ but that location isnt on bodhi, ive also done a search of the files and its nowhere in the img.. am i supposed to add the directory /system/etc/nvram.txt or /android/system/etc/nvram.txt? or am i going about this at the wrong direction?
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Okay, rename nvram.txt to bcm4329-fullmac-4.txt . Delete /lib/firmware/brcm/bcm4329-fullmac-4.txt (from my device, will be fixed in next release) and put your bcm4329-fullmac-4.txt in its place.
screenshots please- looking forward to this with alot of curiousity!
Could you please mention what is and is not working- thnks alot keep up the good work!
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Sorry if I was a wee vague. It's not meant to be copied straight to a microSD. First, uncompress it to the .raw file. Then, use dd to image directly to the card, not to a partition. For example:
dd if=file.raw of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=4M (Do not have of=/dev/mmcblk0pX, where X is a partition.)
Thanks for trying it out! You may have to use the nvram.txt from your Android side to make the wifi work, I'm still squashing out little bugs here and there.
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Is there any way to do that from Windows or android?
Thanks.
So is this considered dual booting? Or is this a replacement for android itself? looking forward to the screen shots!
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So is this considered dual booting? Or is this a replacement for android itself? looking forward to the screen shots!
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Its a dual boot, you reboot into recovery mode like you would cwm and it boots bodhi instead..boot normal and it loads your rom
thank you so much.
Hello everyone. Can someone make a some video for this linux, i wanto see how its look like. I can't make it on my iconia, because my tablet isn't in my hands yet.. And sorry if my english bad.
apapousek said:
Sorry if I was a wee vague. It's not meant to be copied straight to a microSD. First, uncompress it to the .raw file. Then, use dd to image directly to the card, not to a partition. For example:
dd if=file.raw of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=4M (Do not have of=/dev/mmcblk0pX, where X is a partition.)
Thanks for trying it out! You may have to use the nvram.txt from your Android side to make the wifi work, I'm still squashing out little bugs here and there.
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What was exactly meant by this?
apapousek said:
Hello Everyone,
I have the Bodhi Linux distro working on our beloved Iconia. Just download the two images from my site. Flash recovery.img to the recovery partition using Acer Recovery Installer. Decompress the Bodhi image, and image it to an 8GB+ memory card (stupid, but will be fixed for smaller ones). Boot into recovery. Screenshots available upon request. Be sure to give me any feedback. I'll remove the PayPal donation link if it counts as spam. I recommend reading this thread. Sorry guys if this seems rushed, but it's 3:30 AM, and I have a long day tomorrow. Perhaps I'll clean this post up later.
Night Everyone,
apapousek
PS: The password for the debian user is debian, and the root password is iconia.
PPS: You can launch the virtual keyboard from the top bar.
Update: So, Wifi is working. Under wicd, change the default interface to wlan0. You may have to put your own nvram.txt from your iconia into the appropriate folder to make things work. The one from my iconia is currently in there.
UPDATE
Alright, so this first post is vague, the download is large, and kind of iffy. But it's smooth, and that's what I'm going for. Within the next week (hopefully), expect an Alpha 2 post, which will have fixed some WiFi issues, and will have some automated scripts for getting your nvram from android, etc.
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Good job apapousek. After reading this thread, the only comment I have is you're going to need to make the install as id10t proof as possible. If they can screw it up, they will!
What I want to know is what he meant when he told us to use DD to put the file onto the sd card. What you're telling us, is that we cannot just place it there ourselves, we have to do something else?
newbkilla said:
What I want to know is what he meant when he told us to use DD to put the file onto the sd card. What you're telling us, is that we cannot just place it there ourselves, we have to do something else?
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yes.
youve never tried to copy a extra large file to a drive have you? fat doesnt support transferring files 4gb+ so NO you cant just copy it over yourself
Alright well, i have virtual box installed with ubuntu 11.04, and when i type "sudo bash" Im now in root. Once i'm there, I have typed in "sudo fdisk -l" and it lists:
Disk / dev/sda: 8589 MB, 8589934592 bytes blah blah blah
Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table
[email protected]:~#
I have a 32 GB micro inserted into my sd card slot in my computer. Am I going in the right direction and can I get a little guidance with what I'm doing? I've actually never moved a file large enough to have to do this... so i'm starting off as a noob, hah.
@MikeChannon removed OP. please close
what? lol
Good good. Can't wait! :silly:
workdowg said:
Good good. Can't wait! :silly:
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i'm working on an automated deploying (kind of the one for restoring the bios) and i will start with the 1050f one. automated because otherwise things can get messy
maybe you can prepare some tutorial for the X part based on your experience (tho i, as a proud windows user, didnt believed people use that stuff and i'm sure goes the other way around )
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i'm working on an automated deploying (kind of the one for restoring the bios) and i will start with the 1050f one. automated because otherwise things can get messy
maybe you can prepare some tutorial for the X part based on your experience (tho i, as a proud windows user, didnt believed people use that stuff and i'm sure goes the other way around )
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Will do Master Chef! It really was simple once the base is done...
Proof of concept (Actually it just plain works...):
Arch x86_x64 - LXDE (with Pulse sound) running on Xsdl
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If Installed, Can I steam game?
neverapple88 said:
If Installed, Can I steam game?
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Most likely, if the linux graphics driver works with the embedded SoC graphics driver. And it seems Android also uses the same i915 driver.
update: need a 1050F owner to test the AoL deployment tool... my device is a 1380F so i cannot test thoroughly, i want to test it with a real owner. pm for details. worst case: you will have to flash kitkat rom back, best case: it keeps all the existing files in place, stealing space from data partition for the new linux. waiting...
ionioni said:
update: need a 1050F owner to test the AoL deployment tool... my device is a 1380F so i cannot test thoroughly, i want to test it with a real owner. pm for details. worst case: you will have to flash kitkat rom back, best case: it keeps all the existing files in place, stealing space from data partition for the new linux. waiting...
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Anyone??? Everybody was so excited and no one wants to try? I'll do it if nobody else will. For me it means backing up my current Linux and Android partitions (been working hard at getting them lean and mean) partitions and going through the whole flash from kitkat ordeal again... for probably the 10th time at least...
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Anyone??? Everybody was so excited and no one wants to try? I'll do it if nobody else will. For me it means backing up my current Linux and Android partitions (been working hard at getting them lean and mean) partitions and going through the whole flash from kitkat ordeal again... for probably the 10th time at least...
Sent from my YOGA Tablet 2-1050F using Tapatalk
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yeah, funny thing...
upped a first version of the tutorial
and the first batch of files (for 830 and 1050)
I could not wait a few days ago. I excited.
But I can't English well. So it is difficult to test.
I wanted the first Windows. But if Linux works reliably, I would choose Linux. (I'm ubuntu user)
I think Intel graphics drivers are going to be good as the performance by Android. (for steam game!)
However, one problem occurred.
I used data parted More than 20GB. (sry my english)
This space is insufficient to install Linux and applications and steam game.
The workaround is to install a Linux partition on the sd card.
Can I install a Linux partition on the sd card? (and run)
ps. After entering the text has been changed the post. I'll go to see the Thread.
neverapple88 said:
I could not wait a few days ago. I excited.
But I can't English well. So it is difficult to test.
I wanted the first Windows. But if Linux works reliably, I would choose Linux. (I'm ubuntu user)
I think Intel graphics drivers are going to be good as the performance by Android. (for steam game!)
However, one problem occurred.
I used data parted More than 18GB. (sry my english)
This space is insufficient to install Linux and applications and steam game.
The workaround is to install a Linux partition on the sd card.
Can I install a Linux partition on the sd card? (and run)
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this IS ONLY FOR UNCHANGED STOCK PARTITIONS LAYOUT (it will refuse to install if it detects that your data partition is not having the original configuration), it CHANGES your partitions by adding two more partitions a big one (min. 1024MB but you can make it bigger durin installation) and a small one for the original Android initramfs (read the tutorial to understand more) and that space is taken (ripped off) from the data partition. and whenever you will uninstall it will remove the two new partitions and restore the data partition to the original size
i did not did (i had a manual setup at some point) a setup to sdcard s it is too slow ( @workdowg can give you more details, as he stayed on that configuration more i went for the on the internal partition variant quickly when i've seen how much it takes to work with files when you 're having linux on sdcard)
also on the X related issues you should talk with him (i didn't used X on AoL, i only use shell tools/servers)
you should flash back your Android and check that you have the original partitions (number, size and names) before trying to install.
I have made a mistake when installing. (no insert rootfs file, uninstall, etc ...)
now. my /data partition 11.11GB (OMG,,,)
I've tried a factory reset. but no change. (GB)
how to? ...
ps. I want to work with the command.
neverapple88 said:
I have made a mistake when installing. (no rootfs file, uninstall, etc ...)
now. my /data partition 11.11GB
I've tried a factory reset. but no change.
how to? ...
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use the corresponding tool from this post (if youre on lollipop use the lollipop one) it will open a root shell on a very early boot (without Android loading), you have to start in DnX mode then start the tool
after the shell opens, open another command window and push the extracted (attached) gdisk (it's a static IA32 version i compiled for working with GPT partitions) to your tab
adb push gdisk /tmp/gdisk, return to the root shell and input
chmod 755 /tmp/gdisk
/tmp/gdisk -p /dev/block/mmcblk0
and post the result
the partition.txt attached shows how ot should be default configurations of the partitions on a 1050 (830) device
ionioni said:
use the corresponding tool from this post (if youre on lollipop use the lollipop one) it will open a root shell on a very early boot (without Android loading), you have to start in DnX mode then start the tool
after the shell opens, open another command window and push the extracted (attached) gdisk (it's a static IA32 version i compiled for working with GPT partitions) to your tab
adb push gdisk /tmp/gdisk, return to the root shell and input
chmod 755 /tmp/gdisk
/tmp/gdisk -p /dev/block/mmcblk0
and post the result
the partition.txt attached shows how ot should be default configurations of the partitions on a 1050 (830) device
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I first start DnX mode -> run tmp-root-1050F-lollipop -> run normal cmd
(cmd) >adb push gdisk /tmp/gdisk
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
5597 KB/s (492988 bytes in 0.086s)
after root cmd is shutdown(end)
neverapple88 said:
I first start DnX mode -> run tmp-root-1050F-lollipop -> run normal cmd
(cmd) >adb push gdisk /tmp/gdisk
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
5597 KB/s (492988 bytes in 0.086s)
after root cmd is shutdown(end)
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but the root shell opens??? you must wait until it opens the root shell yeah, it opens otherwise you would not be able to push (i was reading too fast)
the window gets killed because the temp_root has a differnet version of adb and on your pc there is another and when you try to do the adb push you kill the adb from the tmp_root, but that is not a problem, just do a adb shell after you did the push and it will open anothe root shell and you can enter and input the other commands
also, have you seen the text file with the partitions? you seemed surprised and i don't know why, on the default configuration the data has around 11GB, do not confuse that with the whole mmc that has 16
ionioni said:
but the root shell opens??? you must wait until it opens the root shell yeah, it opens otherwise you would not be able to push (i was reading too fast)
the window gets killed because the temp_root has a differnet version of adb and on your pc there is another and when you try to do the adb push you kill the adb from the tmp_root, but that is not a problem, just do a adb shell after you did the push and it will open anothe root shell and you can enter and input the other commands
also, have you seen the text file with the partitions? you seemed surprised and i don't know why, on the default configuration the data has around 11GB, do not confuse that with the whole mmc that has 16
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Thank you! It has been recovered.
This was a fun experience. (and risk...) XD
I'd like to know more, but do not know the English language. :silly:
So I'll use the Arch Linux.
Your articles are hard to read, But Thank you for your time.
neverapple88 said:
Thank you! It has been recovered.
This was a fun experience. (and risk...) XD
I'd like to know more, but do not know the English language. :silly:
So I'll use the Arch Linux.
Thank you for your time. : D
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Theres an Ubuntu too now...
ionioni said:
Theres an Ubuntu too now...
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C
===============================================
Found ready-made linux rootfs.tgz file, pushing to device...
Checking for valid deployment enviroment
Error! Invalid <failed check> data partition end sector.
Have you already deployed Linux? If so try restoring first.
ABORTING! Nothing was changed!
OMG.. (I try fix)
neverapple88 said:
C
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Found ready-made linux rootfs.tgz file, pushing to device...
Checking for valid deployment enviroment
Error! Invalid <failed check> data partition end sector.
Have you already deployed Linux? If so try restoring first.
ABORTING! Nothing was changed!
OMG..
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nothing to be scared of, it has not changed anything, just detected that something is wrong and exited
what is your partition layout? it compares what he reads against the stock values and if they don't match he gives error.... can you run a command so that we see the EXACT layout of your partitions? (number, start_sector, end_sector, name)
you could use the commands i asked you previously to run
temp_root -> adb push gdisk... etc and you will get a print of the partitions on your device
what is your mmc capacity (16GB?) if your mmc is a 32GB one then download and use this
*******************************
Last Update: 25. 5. 2016 * there was a typo in a command :/
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Hello everyone!
Are you lacking Y OTG cable, but still want to boot other OSes?
Do you want to choose which OS to use on the go?
Then continue reading.
\......../
....\/.... This is just for me176c/x. It might work on other tablets,
....O.... but I'm not responsible for you trying it.
What works:
touchscreen
WiFi
[*]Internal memory
more
And what does not:
sound
Bluetooth
GPS
sensors
charging (not sure if it works, but it doesn't display :/ )
backlight controll
YOU tell me
Prerequisities:
the tablet with UEFI (android 5.0+ on this device)
microsd card (faster is better) with Ext4 filesystem (can still be mounted manualy in Android)
(optional) Y OTG cable for peripherals
internet connection to download 900MB archive
keyboard now included
(optional) a boot selector to choose system at boot (twrp can be used to boot Lubuntu otherwise)
Step 1.
download ****UPDATED ARCHIVE (onscreeen keyboard, should be extract-able) ***** http://www.mediafire.com/download/nse5sju1n31zr56/microsd.tar.gz
unpack it in the root of your microsd
Step 2.
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download grub+cfg+kernel+initramfs archive
[*]add mmc_block.perdev_minors=20 to cmdline in grub.cfg make internal memory work
using root browser, move the Lubuntu folder (with kernel etc. within) to the root of data partition (/data)
mount ESP partition on /sdcard/ESP (data/ESP if you want)
create a folder called ubuntu and move grub AND grub.cfg inside
move the ubuntu folder to /EFI/ folder in ESP (sdcard/ESP/EFI or data/ESP/EFI) (alongside Intel and BOOT folders)
umount ESP
Step 3.
download efibootmgr: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62429430&postcount=2740
from a folder with efibootmgr (move it to system so you can add execute permission) run this:
!!!!!!!!There was a typo in command below. The /p was supposed to be -p!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Code:
./efibootmgr64 -c -d /dev/block/mmcblk0 -p 3 -l \\EFI\\ubuntu\\grubx64.efi -L ubuntu
then look if it worked:
Code:
./efibootmgr64 -v
now, if you completed my previous tutorial, this option will be 0x003, otherwise 0x0000.
now, use
Code:
./efibootmgr64 -o 0001,0000
if you only have these two options or
Code:
./efibootmgr64 -o 0001,0000,0003
if you already have refind as 0x0000
Press the start button!
Now, to try it, use
Code:
./efibootmgr64 -n 0000
to set it just for next power up and press power off, then power the tablet on.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Start from TWRP
If everything works well, use
Code:
./efibootmgr64 -n 0000
from TWRP terminal, then power off and power on, everytime you want to start Lubuntu without starting android first
If you try it, make sure to post if it worked And if it did not, then post what happened and I will try to help you.
If you want to PM me about this, rather make a post here. I will probably reply soon (or someone else may help you
Downloading files, gonna try this now, thanks for the tutorial, and in the future will there be more OS'es?
Ruben Craveiro said:
Downloading files, gonna try this now, thanks for the tutorial, and in the future will there be more OS'es?
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I'll see if people like this
Is there some OS you would like to see and why?
Mis012 said:
I'll see if people like this
Is there some OS you would like to see and why?
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winxp, maybe, and also i made a step wrong and it only boots to grub... i have a powered hub, how to fix?
Ruben Craveiro said:
winxp, maybe, and also i made a step wrong and it only boots to grub... i have a powered hub, how to fix?
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Cannot you just redo the step?
Of course it's important what did you do wrong?
I am pretty sure WinXP - although I already thought of that - cannot be booted in EFI mode. And also even Lubuntu is lagging a bit becouse the sdcard is not fast enough. Puppy linux would be way better also for healthiness, but multiple things didn't work. I think I could boot Lubuntu from iso, but then it wouldn't be permanent :/
Also onboard keyboard works well, but I don't want to upload the rootfs again, hopefully it can be installed without keyboard.
P.S I'm gonna make some pictures of it so everybody can see
Mis012 said:
Cannot you just redo the step?
Of course it's important what did you do wrong?
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i set grub to boot first and i havent setup ubuntu well so it keeps booting to grub and tries to boot to ubuntu but it cant, is there a command in grub to remake boot entrys?
Ruben Craveiro said:
i set grub to boot first and i havent setup ubuntu well so it keeps booting to grub and tries to boot to ubuntu but it cant, is there a command in grub to remake boot entrys?
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Although it would be a nice adventure, I refuse to tortue you.
Just spam F2 when you power the tablet on, if you press it while in Aptio Setup Utility just select NO, And in Aptio Setup Utility you will quickly find out what to do.
P:S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you didn't have an Y OTG cable you would be screwed hard..
Mis012 said:
Although it would be a nice adventure, I refuse to tortue you.
Just spam F2 when you power the tablet on, if you press it while in Aptio Setup Utility just select NO, And in Aptio Setup Utility you will quickly find out what to do.
P:S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you didn't have an Y OTG cable you would be screwed hard..
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xD glad i had one, fixed, ill remake the steps, but they are a bit confusing on step2, and thanks
Ruben Craveiro said:
xD glad i had one, fixed, ill remake the steps, but they are a bit confusing on step2, and thanks
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You can actually make the esp folder on /data/ESP , too. I will edit it
Mis012 said:
You can actually make the esp folder on /data/ESP , too. I will edit it
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you made some steps weird because they look like some of them are in the images and some on the page, its confusing, i could get to grub and it said Lubuntu in boot order but it starts loading and goes to black screen whats missing?
Ruben Craveiro said:
you made some steps weird because they look like some of them are in the images and some on the page, its confusing, i could get to grub and it said Lubuntu in boot order but it starts loading and goes to black screen whats missing?
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You have to power off then power on, not reboot. It's that simple, actually
Mis012 said:
You have to power off then power on, not reboot. It's that simple, actually
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I know that... My only problem is where do i put the ubuntu OS, and if i need to extract..
Ruben Craveiro said:
I know that... My only problem is where do i put the ubuntu OS, and if i need to extract..
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You extract it in the root of MicroSD.
Some pictures of it working:
The screen is actually nice-looking, the stripes are from camera (slow shutter?)
Mis012 said:
Some pictures of it working:
The screen is actually nice-looking, the stripes are from camera (slow shutter?)
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i have a problem, each time i try extracting rootfs it gets stuck at gdebi.png (21%)...
As for an OS, I'd like to see Arch. I want to choose what's on my distribution, instead of going for Lubuntu, so I can make it as light weight as possible. I'm thinking a lightweight window manager like i3wm would do a lot of good.
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jerbear294 said:
As for an OS, I'd like to see Arch. I want to choose what's on my distribution, instead of going for Lubuntu, so I can make it as light weight as possible. I'm thinking a lightweight window manager like i3wm would do a lot of good.
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You can get it on flash disk and try it
Ruben Craveiro said:
i have a problem, each time i try extracting rootfs it gets stuck at gdebi.png (21%)...
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Are you extracting using tar utility on linux?
Does it say anything specific about the problem?
Mis012 said:
Are you extracting using tar utility on linux?
Does it say anything specific about the problem?
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Ive tried extracting on the tablet, using root browser and ZArchiver they both get stuck at same file
Ruben Craveiro said:
Ive tried extracting on the tablet, using root browser and ZArchiver they both get stuck at same file
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I'm pretty mad at zArchiver for cutting of the top of every file extracted from iso.. Try using tar in terminal on tablet and see what it does. If you have an Y otg cable you can also do install it from a usb stick, abd then try if your rootfs unpacks well and eventually upload it. This tutorial was meant to be useful for people withrout y otg, too, but if you have one it's not that hard to install it yourself.
Press f2 while booting, choose flash drive , select install, custom mode, just select sdcard as rootfs (no data partition doesn't work) and install. Then grep dmesg for a missing txt file for wifi and use /system/etc/nvram.txt in it's place. Be aware it might rewrite your grub.cfg
Instructions HERE.
TO DO:
- Other things mentioned in the wiki:
https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer_(asus-tf101)
VERSION INFORMATION (CHANGELOG)
A newer MATE image is available to download. Download it here or here.
Notes about this release:
v4.0
- Please read the updated instructions.
- Vast performance improvements overall (because it's using mainline 5.12.8 grate kernel).
- It's trickier to get it working, if you cannot follow the instructions please change to v3.0.
v3.0
- Firmware has to be renamed at first boot.
Do the following command as root or using sudo:
Code:
sudo ash rename-firmware.sh
Those who are migrating from older versions or want to know what this .sh file is:
https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer_(asus-tf101)
Follow the wiki, look into Wi-Fi section.
Reboot and done.
- Bluetooth is working, but only from terminal.
Code:
sudo hciconfig hci0 up
hcitool scan
hcitool pair, etc etc
- Buttons from trackpad are working, mousepad not yet.
- Updated kernel zip. Latest release here: https://github.com/antonialoytorren...rnel_zip/PostmarketOS-kernel-3.1.10-15-r2.zip
v2.0
- Changed icons (https://github.com/vinceliuice/vimix-icon-theme) and GTK (https://github.com/vinceliuice/vimix-gtk-themes) of XFCE. Now it is a modern XFCE.
- Removed second panel to save space.
- The XFCE Whiskermenu does not close when typing in onboard.
· Other things that will be included in the next release:
- Make a desktop shortcut opening a browser linking this XDA thread.
- Try to get trackpad working
v1.0
- Initial Release
Screenshots
MATE 4.0 (mainline PostmarketOS kernel)
See HERE.
https://imgur.com/a/Sf7BbFt
XFCE 2.0
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JWM
Dual Booting Android and PostmarketOS
You can only dual boot if you have installed postmarketOS in your microSD or SD Card. If not, you (probably) have to wipe your partition where postmarketOS is located for booting Android again.
Well, the easiest way to do dual boot is this:
In the sdcard folder or whatever folder you want, put the Android ROM zip and PostmarketOS' kernel zip.
Note: Be sure to run the TWRP version 2.8.1.1, otherwise Android won't flash.
The Android ROM (I'm using timduru's ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/eee-pad-transformer/development/rom-t3318496) can be downloaded here: https://downloads.timduru.org/android/tf101/K.A.T/KatKiss/6.0/dev/KatKiss-6.0_034.zip
The PostmarketOS' kernel zip can be downloaded here: https://github.com/antonialoytorrens/TF101-linux-images/raw/master/postmarketOS/kernel_zip/PostmarketOS-kernel-3.1.10-15.zip (has some issues with WiFi, flashing the blob using dd and adb is more recommended, https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer_(asus-tf101))
If you want Android, go to recovery and flash timduru's ROM.
If you want PostmarketOS, go to recovery and flash my kernel zip (please, disable signature verification when flashing)
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aat596 said:
XFCE
MATE
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WOW! I was in the last days researching something about it because I found this machine stopped and it has a good relative hardware to run light applications, really a waste not to have more updates.
I have a question: In this procedure, I would like to leave Linux in the internal memory, what would it be like to do this and leave it as a single system instead of Android?
And congratulations
be.sign said:
WOW! I was in the last days researching something about it because I found this machine stopped and it has a good relative hardware to run light applications, really a waste not to have more updates.
I have a question: In this procedure, I would like to leave Linux in the internal memory, what would it be like to do this and leave it as a single system instead of Android?
And congratulations
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Having the PostmarketOS system in internal memory is harder and more difficult. You cannot install it on the bigger partition (the 30 GB one), I once tried and almost bricked my tablet because fails to boot due to media/ symlinks.
Unfortunately, you have to install it on /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (533 MB partition).
I'm trying to make an usable small desktop image for /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 , XFCE is too big for that.
Nevertheless, you can enter recovery mode, do a Factory Reset and wipe Internal Memory to delete Android; then boot Linux from SDCard and use all available space to store your files.
If you want to make your image yourself, please look at https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Installation_guide and https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer_(asus-tf101)
be.sign said:
WOW! I was in the last days researching something about it because I found this machine stopped and it has a good relative hardware to run light applications, really a waste not to have more updates.
I have a question: In this procedure, I would like to leave Linux in the internal memory, what would it be like to do this and leave it as a single system instead of Android?
And congratulations
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EDIT: A mini JWM image is available for download. It has the size to fit in the Asus TF101 first partition (/dev/block/mmcblk0p1). Download here: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tf101-linux-images/postmarketOS/minijwm-postmarketOS-TF101.zip
Then execute exactly the following commands:
Code:
$ unzip minijwm-postmarketOS-TF101.zip
$ cd minijwm-postmarketOS-TF101
$ adb push blob-asus-tf101 /cache
$ adb push minijwm-tf101.img /sdcard
$ adb shell
# dd if=/cache/blob-asus-tf101 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
# dd if=/sdcard/minijwm-tf101.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
Hello, thanks a lot for your sharing
I have an error with the XFCE image. When in try to boot from an external SDCard, following message occurs : "Initramfs-extras not found".
It work's without any problem when i boot from a custom built flashed on internal storage.
Do you have an idea from the causes ?
Raphzer said:
Hello, thanks a lot for your sharing
I have an error with the XFCE image. When in try to boot from an external SDCard, following message occurs : "Initramfs-extras not found".
It work's without any problem when i boot from a custom built flashed on internal storage.
Do you have an idea from the causes ?
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This means that initramfs-asus-tf101-extra file is missing from pmOS_boot partition. All files located in this partition are strictly required.
EDIT: Btw, now I have download the XFCE image from sourceforge, flashed it into a new SD Card and boots fine.
aat596 said:
This means that initramfs-asus-tf101-extra file is missing from pmOS_boot partition. All files located in this partition are strictly required.
EDIT: Btw, now I have download the XFCE image from sourceforge, flashed it into a new SD Card and boots fine.
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I don't understand why it doesn't work with sdcard. I have tried to flash my working build on the sdcard and the same error occurs
No file are missing on the sdcard, very strange.
Raphzer said:
I don't understand why it doesn't work with sdcard. I have tried to flash my working build on the sdcard and the same error occurs
No file are missing on the sdcard, very strange.
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If it's your own working build then try these steps:
Code:
$ sudo pmbootstrap init (select asus-tf101 device, select [I]none[/I] when prompting graphical interface)
$ sudo pmbootstrap install && sudo pmbootstrap export
$ sudo dd if=/tmp/postmarketOS-export/asus-tf101.img of=/path/of/sdcard status=progress
$ adb push /tmp/postmarketOS-export/blob-asus-tf101 /cache
$ adb shell
# dd if=/cache/blob-asus-tf101 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
And then insert your sdcard and reboot.
Hope this helps. I have extracted it from https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer_(asus-tf101). The only difference is flashing onto internal memory or the sd card.
EDIT: Are you using a reliable SD Card (Kingston, SanDisk, ...)? It could lead to random errors or not identify it if not.
This is what i did :/
Yep,i used this sdcard on a raspberrypi before.
I think he problem come from partition label name. As i have flash everything on internal memory and sdcard, i have 2 partition named pmos_boot. In the initramfs init script, there is multiple references to label name especially for loading initramfs-extras.
I will do some tests in that way.
Raphzer said:
This is what i did :/
Yep,i used this sdcard on a raspberrypi before.
I think he problem come from partition label name. As i have flash everything on internal memory and sdcard, i have 2 partition named pmos_boot. In the initramfs init script, there is multiple references to label name especially for loading initramfs-extras.
I will do some tests in that way.
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Yes, it could be the reason. If you run into multiple problems, try to format /system in TWRP and then try it again with only the SD Card.
Btw, what version is your TF101? SBKv1 or SBKv2? I have SBKv1, that could be another problem (but I'm not sure, as the SD Card is partition-independent, and the kernel blob file is compatible for both versions)
Very nice image !
Just tested and looks very promising.
USB mouse and keyboard gets detected but don't work.
oink666 said:
Just tested and looks very promising.
USB mouse and keyboard gets detected but don't work.
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Yep, that's one of the things mentioned in the TODO list in my guide (look at nearly the end)
We have to compile xf86-mtrack-driver to get it working (there's no such driver in Alpine repos)
I lack a bit of C knowledge to get it working (because it fails when compiling), so help is appreciated
Awesome work.
Any chance of dual boot?
Thank you
riptide981 said:
Awesome work.
Any chance of dual boot?
Thank you
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You can only dual boot if you have installed postmarketOS in your microSD or SD Card. If not, you (probably) have to wipe your partition where postmarketOS is located for booting Android again.
Well, the easiest way to do dual-boot is this:
In the sdcard folder or whatever folder you want, put the Android ROM zip and PostmarketOS' kernel zip.
The Android ROM (I'm using timduru's ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/eee-pad-transformer/development/rom-t3318496) can be downloaded here: https://downloads.timduru.org/android/tf101/K.A.T/KatKiss/6.0/dev/KatKiss-6.0_034.zip
The PostmarketOS' kernel zip can be downloaded here: https://github.com/antonialoytorrens/TF101-linux-images/raw/master/postmarketOS/kernel_zip/PostmarketOS-kernel-3.1.10-15.zip
If you want Android, go to recovery and flash timduru's ROM.
If you want PostmarketOS, go to recovery and flash my kernel zip (please, disable signature verification when flashing)
XFCE 2.0
A newer XFCE image is available to download. Download it here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tf101-linux-images/files/postmarketOS/xfce-postmarketOS-TF101-v2.0.zip
A little screenshot:
Notes about this release:
v2.0
- Changed icons (https://github.com/vinceliuice/vimix-icon-theme) and GTK (https://github.com/vinceliuice/vimix-gtk-themes) of XFCE. Now it is a modern XFCE.
- Removed second panel to save space.
- The XFCE Whiskermenu does not close when typing in onboard.
· Other things that will be included in the next release:
- Make a desktop shortcut opening a browser linking this XDA thread.
- Try to get trackpad working
v1.0
- Initial Release
Cool stuff - i tried the latest v2.0 image but ran into some issues:
If I have the keyboard docked it won't boot - it ends up with a blinking cursor top left of the screen and a bunch of errors are shown repeatedly during bootup.
Without the keyboard it boots correctly - keyboard wont work if attaching the keyboard after the system is up.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=UUFNdVNfZ3N6X0ZOX054eDJLYWxWd0tPYThCV1dR
Any idea on what I could try to get this going?
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Cool stuff - i tried the latest v2.0 image but ran into some issues:
If I have the keyboard docked it won't boot - it ends up with a blinking cursor top left of the screen and a bunch of errors are shown repeatedly during bootup.
Without the keyboard it boots correctly - keyboard wont work if attaching the keyboard after the system is up.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=UUFNdVNfZ3N6X0ZOX054eDJLYWxWd0tPYThCV1dR
Any idea on what I could try to get this going?
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I have just redownloaded zip file from sourceforge and I don't have this problem, so I don't know what it could be...
But there are some questions I would like to ask you:
- Does your keyboard work on Android? You can test it by flashing Timduru's Android image (https://downloads.timduru.org/android/tf101/K.A.T/KatKiss/6.0/dev/KatKiss-6.0_034.zip).
- Have you tried to do your own XFCE from scratch? https://github.com/antonialoytorrens/TF101-linux-images#doing-xfce-from-scratch. Hope this works, otherwise a patch for this kernel is needed.
- By the way, what version is your TF101? SBKv1 or SBKv2? I have SBKv1.