Ubuntu Phone OS Announced, Here Are All The Details - Ubuntu Touch General

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cpWHJDLsqTU

nice.
Though I am fairly sure this was proposed about 12 months ago but no-one picked up the concept
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Well I prefer Android as most of the developers in xda(excluding wm) and I'm waiting Ubuntu for Android because can be dual booted at the same time you run android but seriously Ubuntu for phones will visit my device just to try the swipe system not as a daily use.
Also I prefer Java(and its derivates) while programming and I don't know how will HTML5 work in Ubuntu, but it will never be like a native app.
We'll see what canonical takes to us.
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I'd love to give this OS a spin one day.

chuayx1 said:
I'd love to give this OS a spin one day.
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Yeah, me too

chuayx1 said:
I'd love to give this OS a spin one day.
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Will be officially announced in CES 2013 in January. Then will take some Roms and finally will ship phones with it in 2014!
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A full in depth demo will be shown in later February too along with the Galaxy Nexus users getting an early look at it.
I think this is going to be a major hit.
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Im already a ubuntu user for several years now...and its a great os....cant wait to get it on my phone...ubuntu rocks.
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very interesting in swipe control, I think it will be better than webos on veer

wyd4 said:
nice.
Though I am fairly sure this was proposed about 12 months ago but no-one picked up the concept
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You'r thinking of 'Ubuntu for Android', not 'Ubuntu for Phone'.

Ubuntu on the phone - sounds interesting!
I've been an Ubuntu user for 5 years. So this news is interesting for me.
And demonstation is rather good too. :good:
I am prefer to develop a native app, so may be Canonical could give a good chance to develop good apps for phone in C++.
Time will show.

Midnitte said:
You'r thinking of 'Ubuntu for Android', not 'Ubuntu for Phone'.
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No I think i know what he's talking about. When Mark Shuttleworth was talking about Ubuntu 13.04 he said something about a touch UI.

cmason37 said:
No I think i know what he's talking about. When Mark Shuttleworth was talking about Ubuntu 13.04 he said something about a touch UI.
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Ubuntu 13.04 nightlies are rolling out since some time... And it's like 12.10 with some improvements!
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SferaDev said:
Ubuntu 13.04 nightlies are rolling out since some time... And it's like 12.10 with some improvements!
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I've been a desktop Ubuntu user for a few years now, I never wento to 12.10 on my main pc, I dislike Uniti, however it makes sense this is the direction canonical were aiming at.

liawim said:
Im already a ubuntu user for several years now...and its a great os....cant wait to get it on my phone...ubuntu rocks.
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I'm anxious to see this too. I've used Linux on and off for about 18 years, but just switched a powerful photography workstation to Ubuntu 6 months ago. Can't wait to see it on a phone too.
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cmason37 said:
No I think i know what he's talking about. When Mark Shuttleworth was talking about Ubuntu 13.04 he said something about a touch UI.
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You're thinking of 14.04.

cookiemonsteruk said:
I've been a desktop Ubuntu user for a few years now, I never wento to 12.10 on my main pc, I dislike Uniti, however it makes sense this is the direction canonical were aiming at.
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I don't like unity as well! But I use Ubuntu classic with gnome!
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Dual Boot

Wouldn't a dual boot of some other os be nice right about now? whats an os out we should get to dual boot?
None. No other device uses the same hardware as ours and writing drivers for an entire OS is an unbelievable undertaking we don't have the devs for.
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None. No other device uses the same hardware as ours and writing drivers for an entire OS is an unbelievable undertaking we don't have the devs for.
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it sucks how its the other way around though for windows users
XxLostSoulxX said:
it sucks how its the other way around though for windows users
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They don't have a dev community so not really. So far there has been one successful "jailbreak" that ruins their ability to update forever. Not much of a future there.
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They don't have a dev community so not really. So far there has been one successful "jailbreak" that ruins their ability to update forever. Not much of a future there.
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For 7 right? I know Windows Mobile 6 had the ability to dual-boot with Android just fine...
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Yeah, I gave my wife my old touch pro 2, she runs froyo on it... doesn't even use winmo anymore.
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The droid incredible can dual boot 2 android roms but that's becouse of its generous internal memory. It would be near impossible for us on our pathetic 400mb or so.
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For 7 right? I know Windows Mobile 6 had the ability to dual-boot with Android just fine...
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That's what convinced me to come to Android. I had a Windows Mobile 6 phone, and after dual booting with Android for about a month, I realized I liked it a lot better and decided that my next phone would be an Android one. And that was a big deal for me, because I was developing apps for my Windows phone but had never made an Android app before.
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For 7 right? I know Windows Mobile 6 had the ability to dual-boot with Android just fine...
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yes Windows Mobile 6
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Yeah, I gave my wife my old touch pro 2, she runs froyo on it... doesn't even use winmo anymore.
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Very cool!.. I played with android on my TP2 before I got the epic
What build are you using for your wife? I have a couple of "non techie" friends who are stuck with TP2's and i would love to get froyo working on them. Does everything work? camera, sound etc?
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Very cool!.. I played with android on my TP2 before I got the epic
What build are you using for your wife? I have a couple of "non techie" friends who are stuck with TP2's and i would love to get froyo working on them. Does everything work? camera, sound etc?
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Uhhh f...06 (... means I can't remeber, its something like frx06 or something) w/ one of of the updated kernels in the forums. Bluetooth doesn't work, but my wife never uses it.
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For 7 right? I know Windows Mobile 6 had the ability to dual-boot with Android just fine...
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The OS has nothing to do w/ whether you can dual boot or not. But more depends on the hardware and and what software and/or drivers the community has put together.
Comming from winmo, I see no reason why anyone would want to go to it from android.
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icevapor said:
Comming from winmo, I see no reason why anyone would want to go to it from android.
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This.
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I'd love to run WebOS on my Epic.
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I'd love to run WebOS on my Epic.
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You never will. It's mostly closed source and even if by some miracle someone got it working HP would sue them into oblivion.
I would like to boot Fedora 3.4 on my Epic.
Am I doing it right?
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You never will. It's mostly closed source and even if by some miracle someone got it working HP would sue them into oblivion.
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Yeah I know. Just wishful thinking on my part. I love WebOS but the hardware they're giving it sucks beyond sucking.

Ubuntu released a mobile version

If you been to the site lately you might have noticed the countdown clock, well it hit zero about 45 min ago. And Engadget just posted this
www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/ubuntu-for-smartphones/ which I think is pretty cool. Hope to see it action soon.
if you want to see the phone its about 6 min in the video.
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hmm where can we download a copy....
apristel said:
hmm where can we download a copy....
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I was looking for it as well but I can't seem to find it. I'd really like to give it a test run.
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A Galaxy nexus release will come in a few weeks. And more to come the following weeks
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Its only available for galaxy nexus in a couple weeks. It will be a while before roms will implement some of the features.
I think it looks awesome though, im hoping google buys them out.
Ubuntu desktop while docked finally going to be mass deployed... it was fun on the atrix line.... going to run crazy on these power monsters out now
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Ubuntu desktop while docked finally going to be mass deployed... it was fun on the atrix line.... going to run crazy on these power monsters out now
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Aaaaaah snap....Android's got another rival. What yaw think is gonna happen? I'm already thinking of ditching Android for this D:
Justinchi said:
Aaaaaah snap....Android's got another rival. What yaw think is gonna happen? I'm already thinking of ditching Android for this D:
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Forget it
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Justinchi said:
Aaaaaah snap....Android's got another rival. What yaw think is gonna happen? I'm already thinking of ditching Android for this D:
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I hope they actually go somewhere. Because stuff like this causes innovation. Makes Android, Windows and iOS try harder if they want to stay in the race. As long as apple does not sue everyone out of business first haha
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And if Ubuntu is smart they will not allow carries to add their custom flair to it. Even though it is open source. It would get rid of the hectic of waiting for updates. If carries really want to have custom skin. Make it like ADW launcher where you can add it if you want it.
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And if Ubuntu is smart they will not allow carries to add their custom flair to it. Even though it is open source. It would get rid of the hectic of waiting for updates. If carries really want to have custom skin. Make it like ADW launcher where you can add it if you want it.
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Hmm...good point. From what the guy said in the the video, it seems that the updates would be pushed straight to the device just like Ubuntu Desktop. Otherwise, he pretty much lied and it's not just like the desktop version with "frequent updates."
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Eagerly waiting to get this baby on my Galaxy Nexus
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And if Ubuntu is smart they will not allow carries to add their custom flair to it. Even though it is open source. It would get rid of the hectic of waiting for updates. If carries really want to have custom skin. Make it like ADW launcher where you can add it if you want it.
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Canonical cannot "make" carriers do anything. The kernel and the majority of the OS will be licenced under apache. And thus open source. Networks will be free to add whatever UI tweeks the like.
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AndroHero said:
Canonical cannot "make" carriers do anything. The kernel and the majority of the OS will be licenced under apache. And thus open source. Networks will be free to add whatever UI tweeks the like.
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Well it be nice if they just let it be. But you're right, they will because they want their device to stand out from the others.
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Do you guys think this can run on note 10.1 one day? ^^
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Do you guys think this can run on note 10.1 one day? ^^
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This can run on any device, it should be easy to port aswell, as all the existing android drivers can be used
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Imagined that,so pretty good news for the future ^^

Ubuntu Phone OS on N7000

Hey folks, I'm keen to start work porting the gnexus image for Ubuntu to the N7000 when it's released later this week. Is anyone else keen to join this effort?
While very familiar with the linux commandline, servers, desktop linux, and flashing my phone, I haven't compiled much code before and am unsure where to start. I would appreciate any advice you might have.
Looking forward to getting this os running on our original notes.
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I would love to see some support here. Push!
I'm presuming you're going to need to build an unbuntu compatible kernel for the note, mobile devices don't tend to work in the same way as desktops, so the pretty much universal kernel model used on the desktops don't work too well here. (size being the major consideration).
Not really looked into what they are doing, I'm presuming they will release source under gpl, so at least you will be able to diff a standard gnex build and the ubuntu. You can then use that as a basis to rebuild for the note.
"Porting" an image if that's all they release is going to end up quite messy.
EDIT according to techradar they will release source http://www.techradar.com/news/softw...galaxy-nexus-nexus-4-coming-next-week-1131567
But doesn't it run on android kernel without any modifications?
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But doesn't it run on android kernel without any modifications?
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You think every android phone runs on the same kernel? Think again.
It's always a possible that they will use an Android kernel for the gnexus or n4 builds, but it's unlikely, as Android has some features that don't play too nicely with a mainstream Linux build.
Not seen this yet, nor code for it, so can't say exactly what they are doing yet.
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See what happens when it comes out then, but would seem from the information Canonical is presenting that they are using standard android kernels. Will be interesting to see.
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chasmodo said:
You think every android phone runs on the same kernel? Think again.
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Well i'm sorry if you understood my post like that. Of course not I'm not just that good in english :/
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ruuudolf said:
I would love to see some support here. Push!
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Ditto!
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Ditto!
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Tritto (thats definitely not a word)
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Tritto (thats definitely not a word)
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I don't know what do i call it after that, but it's me!
If someone needs a fearless beta tester, here I am
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting thats the official porting guide, but im sorry for not beiing capable of making a port of that
so if anyone would do it ii would be awesome
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You think every android phone runs on the same kernel? Think again.
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Yes, but what he say is that Ubuntu runs from Android Kernel. The CyanogenMod 10.1 kernel. And as we have CM 10.1 on note, the kernel is not a problem
Yep, definitely looks doable now. Love cyanogenmod and ubuntu.
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Yeah the guide makes it very simple, just follow the instructions
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It's been ported to the SGS3 so provided a developer picks it up for the N7000 i can't imagine it's far off:
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/02/ubuntu-phone-up-running-on-samsung-galaxy-s3
Mods, can you please create a section in the N7000 forums for Ubuntu phone os? Thanks.
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tillum said:
Mods, can you please create a section in the N7000 forums for Ubuntu phone os? Thanks.
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Is that really necessary for 1 thread?
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Well... There is actually just 1 thread but in (near?) future there will be more threads for mods, roms etcpp and so they would get lost between the android threads... But I think we have time till the first port appears...
But count me in for beta! Would be pretty awesome seeing Ubuntu 4 Phones on our beloved GNote!

Ubuntu for Tablets Anounced

The folk at Ubuntu has announced Ubuntu for Tablets.
The moment this thing is installable on our Tabs mine is getting the treatment.
I just spotted this on Google+, it looks fantastic.
I really hope this gets ported to us!!!!!!
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Can´t wait for this to happen !
I´ve been using ubuntu for years on small netbooks and laptops, if they get it to work properly on our "tabs" then it would become a serious alternative to android ! :good:
This looks SWEET!!!
I'm curious when exactly we're going to get a download option to get this going.
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Maybe after MWC which is the 25th of this month... Check out www.ubuntu.com is where I see that.
I would love to see this on our Tab, but considering the low-end requirements...
I don't mean to be a buzzkill, but this will probably never see the light of day on our tabs. We do have a Desktop Ubuntu ARM port, and a fully working Linux kernel for other OSes but even with everything in front of us, I doubt it will happen.
I think the only way we could get it is if someone takes the source code and probably do some crazy mods to it to get it to it to make it work for our tabs.
I am quite the optimist so here's to hoping!
They will publish a porting guide in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting, so there is a lot of hope!
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It all looks good and sounds nice, but I don't see it becoming big.
I think Android will evolve together with Chrome OS into a really good OS.
For sure I want to try out ubuntu on my 10.1 tablet, but it will never get a big userbase. (just my oppinion
Looks pretty easy. I will do it today. Finally something interesting besides cm for tablets. Most ROMs are either cm clones or simply not tablet friendly, which is why I haven't worked on much here.
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xboxfanj said:
Looks pretty easy. I will do it today. Finally something interesting besides cm for tablets. Most ROMs are either cm clones or simply not tablet friendly, which is why I haven't worked on much here.
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Best of luck!
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It would be nice to see Ubuntu Touch on our tab. Waiting for a P7500 test buid (low-end version?) if possible.
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Can't wait for it, but couldn't do it myself.
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Looks pretty easy. I will do it today. Finally something interesting besides cm for tablets. Most ROMs are either cm clones or simply not tablet friendly, which is why I haven't worked on much here.
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I'll cross my fingers!
Cant wait i hope it is more stable then the current Nexus 7 version
Sorry it's taking a bit. Definitely will be done this weekend.
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I think the only way we could get it is if someone takes the source code and probably do some crazy mods to it to get it to it to make it work for our tabs.
I am quite the optimist so here's to hoping!
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Not really. If the device supports CM 10.1 (which it does), then it supports Ubuntu. Canonical even posted a full guide. Problem is, who's going to do it?
Edit: Okay, I guess we do have someone to do it. So there's hope
Sorry. I've been trying, but it hasn't been syncing. I'll try on my build server when i get a chance. Hopefully by this weekend, I will have a chance. Not sure why the sources won't download locally but my server should have no issue.
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Ubuntu Touch for the TF300 - Possibly a BOUNTY?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install?action=show&redirect=TouchInstallProcess
I would happily throw any dev 20 bucks that could get this going, looks really interesting. Anyone else interested in this yet?
I'd be interested as well
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That would be really awsome!
don't know 'bout 20 but 10 for sure, 100%
I am currently working on this I will report back soon
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keeganmccallum said:
I am currently working on this I will report back soon
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Good luck
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keeganmccallum said:
I am currently working on this I will report back soon
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Also working on it. Can boot fine and get in via adb, but screen stays black.
Are you interested in joining efforts? Please feel free to PM me, if you are.
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You guys working on a dual boot method or a port replacing android?
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You guys working on a dual boot method or a port replacing android?
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Well, one step at a time. First get it to work, then dual boot is the next step.
Finally, it might be possible to run them "together", for example running CM apps in Ubuntu Touch.
I mean by transforming the base Android system into a fully-fledged CM and connect it up to Ubuntu.
Not sure that is feasible yet, but there might be a chance. And it is sure a while down the road.
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I don't think that's possible because none of the Java code is in Ubuntu mobile.
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I don't think that's possible because none of the Java code is in Ubuntu mobile.
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Well, not now. Once we have achieved dual boot, all the Java code will be back there.
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Really disappointed that it's only a "skin" on top of CM10.1, proper ubuntu is what we need, to actually run linux apps but still, every advancement is positive but I'm not interested in another android port, I like jelly bean as it is, AOSP ftw.
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Really disappointed that it's only a "skin" on top of CM10.1, proper ubuntu is what we need, to actually run linux apps but still, every advancement is positive but I'm not interested in another android port, I like jelly bean as it is, AOSP ftw.
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It's not running on top of CM10.1 is running on top of the CM10.1 kernel (and some drivers for the hardware) and I wouldn't say it's fair to call that a "skin". That's like calling every linux distro a linux skin.
true, my frasing is wrong but it doesn't change the fact that it's not capable of running linux apps, it's just another take on android, and on a tablet such as this I'd love to be able to dual-boot into android/linux, let's see where archlinux will take us but with the way things are changing and people upgrading to newer devices this will be left behind as well eventually, and to think that since the first quad core device a year ago today we call the tegra 3 a low-powered chipset compared to the powerhouses coming out, and people still don't have a quad core cpu at their home pcs and laptops, anyway, offtopic, let's see...
as far as I heard from many different people now it is just something to show the skin as main features like wallpaper, rotation and others aren't working yet although they should... Basically I would prefer a dualboot solution with stock ubuntu and android, but just my personal opinion...

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