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[Gianguido Sorà <gianguidorama@xxxxxxxxx>]

If this old device uses the same flash method of any android rom out there
(flashable zips) yes, it's possible.
Basically, this python script does four things: extract the android base
zip, remove the stock updater-script with one modified to include the
commands to extract the Ubuntu rootfs, copy the tar.gz of the rootfs from
its zip and then repack all in another, bigger zip.
As you can see from the code, alter it to use another android base
different from the one that it usually download it's easy: change the
androbase variable with the name of your base zip, make a proper
updater-script by mixing the one into the rootfs and the one into your base.
Otherwise, if you can host it in a public space (better things like direct
download, nothing like Dropbox, media fire or similar) I can add official
support for this device!
Let me know.

Il giorno 18/mag/2013, alle ore 00:41, Joey Carlini <moocow1452@xxxxxxxxx>
ha scritto:

Right. Can the python script be altered to work with any old device if
there is an existing bootloader?


On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Gianguido Sorà <gianguidorama@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi, please reply to the mailing list too, otherwise we can't keep track of
> this conversation! :)
>
>
> 2013/5/18 Joey Carlini <moocow1452@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Any chance I can bootstrap it to work with my own bootloader and raring
>> combo for Nook Color, or is it just nexus devices only?
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Gianguido Sorà <gianguidorama@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, i've created this function, finally!
>>> I said friday? Well, in Italiy (UTC+1) now it's 23.53 (or 11.53 PM) so
>>> I'm in advance of 7 minutes :D
>>> Simply clone my git repo [1] and run the script, the "-h" argument will
>>> help you!
>>> It both Saucy and Raring are supported.
>>> Let me know if there are issues, good flash!
>>>
>>> [1]: https://bitbucket.org/PeppeLaKappa/ubuntu-touch-daily-downloader
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/5/14 Gianguido Sorà <gianguidorama@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>>> Making this function working seems that will require some time, at
>>>> least 1-2 days of work for me. Except a release for this friday.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2013/5/14 Gianguido Sorà <gianguidorama@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>>> I'll add this function to my Ubuntu Touch daily downloader, wrote in
>>>>> python.
>>>>> Here's my Git repo [1], feel free to commit or comment. Or both :)
>>>>>
>>>>> [1]: https://bitbucket.org/PeppeLaKappa/ubuntu-touch-daily-downloader
>>>>> Il giorno 14/mag/2013 12:17, "Joey Carlini" <moocow1452@xxxxxxxxx> ha
>>>>> scritto:
>>>>>
>>>>>  Right, whoops.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 6:16 AM, Gianguido Sorà <
>>>>>> gianguidorama@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey Joey, you've forgot to forward your reply to the mailing list!
>>>>>>> Reply to that so we can keep track of the conversation :)
>>>>>>>  Thanks. That would be a big help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 5/14/13, Gianguido Sorà <gianguidorama@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> > If you mean a tool that create a zip with both encore and the
>>>>>>> rootfs of
>>>>>>> > Ubuntu touch, I think that it's easy to do.
>>>>>>> > Later I'll try to write something.
>>>>>>> > Il giorno 14/mag/2013 03:35, "Joey Carlini" <moocow1452@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> ha
>>>>>>> > scritto:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >> Is there a tool available that can combine the bootstrap and
>>>>>>> preinstalled
>>>>>>> >> files into one zip? I build the encore bootstrap, and that device
>>>>>>> has a
>>>>>>> >> function that lets you run an OS from an SD, so I was wondering
>>>>>>> if I
>>>>>>> >> could
>>>>>>> >> pass off the composite file as a version of CM so that it would
>>>>>>> take.
>>>>>>> >>
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