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Re: Samsung Galaxy S(aucy)

 

Can you add it to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices/ or contact
the guy who makes https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices/galaxysmtd and
work on it together.

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 12:26 AM, Luis Torrao
<luistorrao.android@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sure :)
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> Here is the simplified guide:
>
> download
> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx1oS_MStoufZHVQMGtCRTBCREE/edit?usp=sharing
> download
> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx1oS_MStoufV2tSZ0tJQjd2d0E/edit?usp=sharing
> boot your device into CWM
> install the first zip
> wipe data
> install the second zip
> reboot
>
> At this time you will have a working Ubuntu Touch Samsung Galaxy S(aucy) :)
>
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>
> BUT... the screen definition can be improved if you perform the following
> steps, and your system will be updated to the latest:
>
>>cd ../../..
>
>>sudo vi usr/bin/ubuntu-session
>
> password:phablet
>
> use vi to change the following 2 lines to match these:
>
> GRID_UNIT_PX=10
>
> QTWEBKIT_DPR=1.0
>
> using I before inserting character, x for deleting character and :wq to quit
> and save
>
>>sudo reboot
>
> reconnect device to Desktop and in terminal run
>
>>adb devices (to check it is online)
>
>>phablet-flash -d grouper -b (to update to the latest)
>
> NOTE
>
> For the time being I don't advise doing apt-update and apt-upgrade on the
> phone's terminal app for it will give undesired effects
>
>
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> 2013/7/15 leon lee <llrraa@xxxxxx>
>>
>> That's a great news. But not many people want to do such a complex thing.
>> Is possible to make some image, so the followers don't need to build the
>> source again. Ubuntu should do this if they want to make touch more popular.
>>
>>
>> ------------------ Original ------------------
>> From:  "Luis Torrao"<luistorrao.android@xxxxxxxxx>;
>> Date:  Mon, Jul 15, 2013 09:47 PM
>> To:  "ubuntu-phone"<ubuntu-phone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
>> Subject:  [Ubuntu-phone] Samsung Galaxy S(aucy)
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I have successfully ported Saucy to Samsung Galaxy S (smtd), based on the
>> february demo of Alistair Buxton (ali1234), I am not completely sure if this
>> is new, and it is not perfect, this is my fisrt Ubuntu experience :)
>>
>> Here is the "guide":
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> >phablet-dev-bootstrap galaxySaucy
>>
>> >. build/envsetup.sh
>>
>> >breakfast galaxysmtd
>>
>> >repo sync
>>
>>
>> install latest stable build of cyanogenmod on device and connect it via
>> usb
>> >adb devices (check if device is online)
>>
>>
>> on Desktop terminal:
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> >cd device/samsung/galaxysmtd
>>
>> >./extract-files.sh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Go to Nautilus and open file...
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> .../galaxySaucy/device/samsung/aries-common/fstab.aries
>>
>> remove “,nosuid” on line 8
>>
>>
>> .../galaxySaucy/device/samsung/aries-common/device_base.mk
>>
>> remove...
>>
>>
>> SamsungServiceMode \
>>
>> AriesParts \
>>
>>
>> ...on line 121
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> .../galaxySaucy/kernel/samsung/aries/arch/arm/configs/cyanogenmod_galaxysmtd_defconfig
>>
>>
>> add to end of file:
>>
>>
>> CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
>>
>> CONFIG_UTS_NS=y
>>
>> CONFIG_IPC_NS=y
>>
>> CONFIG_USER_NS=y
>>
>> CONFIG_PID_NS=y
>>
>> CONFIG_NET_NS=y
>>
>> CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
>>
>> CONFIG_DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES=y
>>
>> CONFIG_FSNOTIFY=y
>>
>> CONFIG_DNOTIFY=y
>>
>> CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER=y
>>
>> CONFIG_FANOTIFY=y
>>
>> CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS=y
>>
>> # CONFIG_ANDROID_PARANOID_NETWORK is not set
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> back to Desktop Terminal:
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> >cd ../../..
>>
>> >. build/envsetup.sh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >brunch galaxysmtd
>>
>>
>> download copy saucy-preinstalled-boot-armhf+grouper.img, rename it to
>> ubuntu-boot.img and put it on … /galaxySaucy/out/target/product/galaxysmtd
>>
>>
>> >brunch galaxysmtd (again)
>>
>>
>>
>> you will get something like cm-10.1-20130713-UNOFFICIAL-galaxysmtd.zip in
>> that folder. Finnaly, reboot your device into CWM, mount it and copy this
>> zip you have just compiled and also the latest
>> saucy-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip you can download. Install the first,
>> wipe data on the phone, and then install the second. Reboot.
>>
>>
>> Your screen will not be in the correct definition, to change it go to the
>> Terminal app of the phone and:
>>
>>
>> >cd ../../..
>>
>> >sudo vi usr/bin/ubuntu-session
>>
>> password:phablet
>>
>> use vi to change the following 2 lines to match these:
>>
>>
>> GRID_UNIT_PX=10
>>
>> QTWEBKIT_DPR=1.0
>>
>>
>> using I before inserting character, x for deleting character and :wq to
>> quit and save
>>
>>
>> >sudo reboot
>>
>>
>> reconnect device to Desktop and in terminal run
>>
>>
>> >adb devices (to check it is online)
>>
>> >phablet-flash -d grouper -b (to update to the latest)
>>
>>
>>
>> NOTE
>>
>> For the time being I don't advise doing apt-update and apt-upgrade on the
>> phone's terminal app for it will give undesired effects
>
>
>
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