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[Omer Akram <om26er@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, that should not be a problem since the basic purpose is to just
flash. so it can be done with custom recovery.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 12:48 AM, Douglas Camata <d.camata@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Do you know if I can keep my custom recovery instead of flashing Ubuntu's?
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Omer Akram <om26er@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I don't have access to a windows system right now but I did flash a lot
>> of android devices using different OS over the past couple of years so here
>> is a little guide for windows user to install Ubuntu Touch on their phones.
>>
>> How to Flash Ubuntu Touch using Windows.
>>
>> maguro  is Galaxy Nexus
>> mako    is Nexus 4
>> mrouper is Nexus 7
>> manta   is Nexus 10
>>
>> *1. First* unlock your device by following the instructions here:
>> http://www.android.gs/how-to-unlock-galaxy-nexus-bootloader/ (Even
>> though that mentions galaxy nexus but the instructions should work for all
>> supported nexus devices.
>> *2. Now* flash the recovery file downloaded from cdimage.ubuntu.com[1]
>> while staying in the bootloader mode only flash the recovery file which
>> includes the code name of your phone:
>>    - fastboot flash recovery
>> quantal-preinstalled-recovery-armel+maguro.img (if you already have
>> clockworkmod recovery installed you can skip this step)
>> *3. Now* reboot the phone and paste these files downloaded from
>> cdimage.ubuntu.com[1]:
>>    - quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip
>>    - quantal-preinstalled-armel+<your-mobile-code-name>.zip
>> *4. Now* again power off the phone, start the bootloader mode and
>> navigate to 'Recovery' item and press the power button. You will now be in
>> the clockworkmod recovery. There select 'install zip from sdcard' and then
>> go into 'chose zip from sdcard'.
>> First select the quantal-preinstalled-armel+<your-mobile-code-name>.zip
>> and flash it and then flash the quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip
>> *5.* Reboot your phone.
>>
>> [1] http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>>
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