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[Ken Harris <kjh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI, I've attached a simple script to add "datapart=/dev/mmcblk0p10" to the
"cmdline" for tilipia.


On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Darren Paxton <darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Brilliant News, Ken.
>
> charging my Tilapia as we speak to get it up and running.
>
> Darren Paxton
> Staticwave
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Ken Harris <kjh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I got tilipia to boot!  Ubuntu Touch looks great!
>>
>> I added "datapart=/dev/mmcblk0p10" to the "cmdline".  This is a
>> workaround, but indicates that the problem is in the /dev partition.
>>
>> In "initrd" , /scripts/touch , in "mountroot", it searches /dev for
>> ""userdata UDA DATAFS USERDATA" , when it doesn't find it, it panics.  I
>> don't know exactly how to do fix this.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Ken Harris <kjh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> The 2 devices are nearly identical.
>>>
>>> The only difference I see is that the /data partition is mmcblk0p10 on
>>> tilipia (Nexus 7 3G) and mmcblk0p9 on grouper (Nexus 7 wifi).  This can be
>>> hidden by using /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/UDA to refer to
>>> the /data partition.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 5:51 AM, Chris Johnston <
>>> chrisjohnston@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't believe that tilapia was ever a supported device. AFAIK you
>>>> would need to port to tilapia just like any other unsupported device.
>>>>
>>>> cJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 4:39 AM, Darren Paxton <darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ken,
>>>>>
>>>>> I and a few others have had the same problem, we've posted here but
>>>>> unfortunately we've had no further assistance. It would appear that tilapia
>>>>> is no longer a reference device despite documentation to the contrary. I'm
>>>>> a little disappointed in this as I bought the tilapia with the intention of
>>>>> getting ubuntu running on it and like you, I can only get earlier builds on
>>>>> it and these dont really do much.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anybody else on the list care to pick up the task of either helping
>>>>> tilapia owners debug this problem or taking the stance that its no longer a
>>>>> supported device otherwise other people are just going to have the same
>>>>> problem and its pretty frustrating to be posting content with nobody
>>>>> willing to help from the development team.
>>>>>
>>>>> Darren Paxton
>>>>> Staticwave
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Ken Harris <kjh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greetings,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm trying to install Ubuntu touch on "Nexus 7 3G (tilipia)".
>>>>>> "phablet-flash" runs to completion, but then it doesn't boot : I just get
>>>>>> the "Google" splash screen (with the "unlocked" icon).  "adb" is active at
>>>>>> this point.  I did "adb shell" and looked a bit, but I don't know how to
>>>>>> debug it.  One odd thing I notice is that "df" only reports "/dev" and
>>>>>> "/run" being mounted.  Is there a log file?  Any tips on how to debug would
>>>>>> be appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is "tilipia" (1st gen Nexus 7 w/ 3G).  It should work.  I got an
>>>>>> old Ubuntu Touch to work (from July or so).  Also "Plasma Active" runs OK.
>>>>>> Android 4.3 runs great, so the hardware is fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I ran "phablet-flash ubuntu-system -d grouper -b".  I've attached the
>>>>>> log file.  I've also attached a log file with debug : "phablet-flash
>>>>>> ubuntu-system --no-backup -d grouper --debug".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FYI, I'm running Fedora.  I install phablet-flash w/ "bzr branch
>>>>>> lp:phablet-tools".
>>>>>>
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Attachment: touch-tilipia-datapart-workaround.sh
Description: Bourne shell script