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Re: Nexus 7 2013 (Flo): How can I help?

 

Hello,

You don't need to install cyanogenmod, unless you want to use it in the
meantime before you port. Cyanogenmod runs on top on Ubuntu phony.

-Joshua Anderson
On Aug 14, 2013 11:59 AM, "Leo Tindle" <leonexis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks for the info! I'll get cyanogenmod installed and see what I can
> figure out from the porting guide.
> -Leo
> On Aug 14, 2013 9:03 AM, "A Random User" <ander02342@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Ubuntu phone depends on cyanogenmod. Luckally, the nexus 7 2013 just got
>> nightly's of cyanogenmod (codename flo). The next part is our work and I've
>> never ported before either, though I would be willing to help.
>>
>> I read the porting instructions but heard they were terribly out of date.
>>
>> -Joshua Anderson
>> On Aug 13, 2013 11:01 AM, "Leo Tindle" <leonexis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello folks. I just purchased the new model of Nexus 7. I know there
>>> currently isn't any port to it, but I would like to help in any way I can.
>>> I think it would be a smashing platform considering the processing and
>>> memory capacity.
>>>
>>> What can I do to help the process of porting Ubuntu Touch to this new
>>> device? I already have it unlocked and got so far as phablet-flash
>>> reporting it is an unsupported device. I have plenty of experience in
>>> installing custom ROMs on Android cell phones, though this is my first
>>> Android tablet. I also don't mind if it goes down for a few days because of
>>> a failed build (I have an iPad as my secondary tablet). Also, I'm pretty
>>> comfortable on the command line and have a few years experience in
>>> deveopment using Python and other languages. I use Ubuntu 13.04 for all my
>>> development at my day job.
>>>
>>> Please let me know what I can do. I'm excited about this project =)
>>>
>>> -Leo
>>>
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