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[Sayantan Das <sayantan13@xxxxxxxxx>]

All,

Multiboot App from Google Play store now allows you to install Ubuntu Touch
on Nexus 7 (2012) 3G. Just tested with Ubuntu Touch saucy build 79.

Enjoy!

Regards,

*Sayantan Das*

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On 20 December 2013 00:28, Ken Harris <kjh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dunno.  fastboot seems to be complaining about "InvalidSize", but I
> don't know why.
>
> As you say, if your most recent "phablet-flash" ran OK , then this
> should as well.  Basically the script finds the most recent device
> file in the phablet-flash pool and then reinstalls it while adding
> "datapart=/dev/mmcblk0p10" to the cmdline.
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Florian Felgenhauer
> <florian.felgenhauer@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I installed abootimg. Now I get this:
> >
> > partitions/boot.img
> > writing boot image config in bootimg.cfg
> > extracting kernel in zImage
> > extracting ramdisk in initrd.img
> > < waiting for device >
> > creating boot image...
> > creating boot image - 8833024 bytes
> > sending 'boot' (8626 KB)...
> > OKAY [  1.039s]
> > writing 'boot'...
> > FAILED (remote: (InvalidSize))
> > finished. total time: 1.395s
> > rebooting...
> >
> > The device does not reboot correctly!
> >
> >
> > 2013/12/19 Ken Harris <kjh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> The error indicates that it can find "abootimg", which is a tool to
> >> read/write/update android boot images.
> >>
> >> On Fedora, do "yum install abootimg".  I don't know about Ubuntu, but
> >> maybe something similiar.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Florian Felgenhauer
> >> <florian.felgenhauer@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > Hey Ken,
> >> >
> >> > I got errors running your script:
> >> >
> >> > partitions/boot.img
> >> >
> >> > ./touch-tilipia-datapart-workaround.sh: 19:
> >> > ./touch-tilipia-datapart-workaround.sh: abootimg: not found
> >> > < waiting for device >
> >> > cannot load 'zImage': No such file or directory
> >> > error: cannot load bootable image
> >> > rebooting...
> >> >
> >> > finished. total time: 0.020s
> >> >
> >> > Can you explain to me in more detail what your script is doing, or do
> >> > you
> >> > have any idea why it failed?
> >> >
> >> > Cheers
> >> >
> >> > Florian
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 2013/10/1 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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