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Re: One Zip to Flash them all

 

If you create a repo with all your builds I'll add it to my script.
Dev-host isn't good because it needs a click to start download.
I'll try to handle it by the way.
Il giorno 18/mag/2013 02:39, "Joey Carlini" <moocow1452@xxxxxxxxx> ha
scritto:

> http://d-h.st/GeG
>
> That's my latest build if you want to give it a shot, though I think I
> have an idea on how to reproduce it manually.
>
>
> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Gianguido Sorà <gianguidorama@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> 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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