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Re: Porting Guide

 

On 30 March 2015 at 02:12, Nkansah Rexford <seanmavley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I suppose this is the most up to date information on porting the Ubuntu
> Touch to other devices:
>
> https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/start/ubuntu-for-devices/porting-new-device/
>
> I might have gone through that several times. No light bulb lighting up
> yet, though I understand the beginning part, up to the point about device
> specific changes. From there, I get lost.
>
> If I may ask, is there a video tutorial of at least, a single device
> ported? The device can be the already officially supported devices, or a
> randomly picked device. The intent will just be o give a run down steps.
>
> I understand ubuntu developers are busy fixing bugs and stabilizing the
> touch. It'll also be great to offer even more springboard for many out
> there to get other devices ported.
>
> And going through the Ubuntu touch category on askubuntu, there's little
> talk about porting. Meanwhile, most porting talks one can find, the links
> lead back to the porting guide from Ubuntu.
>
> If porting is that easy, but perhaps I'm missing some steps, please direct
> me. By the way, I have cm running on phone, cm12 to be precise. I build it
> myself, kinda anytime I feel like. Rooting, unlocking, adb, fastboot are
> all piece of cake. The porting? That's not even a cake for me.
>
> Rexford.
> khophi.co
>


Probably there will be soon an Ubuntu porting community on Google Plus, to
help people in the porting proccess and to share some tips and tricks ;)

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