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[Peter Bittner <peter.bittner@xxxxxxx>]

I managed to flash Android on the by E5, but not dual boot. There is
no way to dual boot from a bq phone with MultiROM at the moment. Meizu
phones are not supported either. See the description of the PlayStore
item for a list of supported devices.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tassadar.multirommgr

Here is what I did for flashing, for everyone interested, step by step:

1.) Download the Linux flash tool from
https://www.bq.com/en/support/aquaris-e5-ubuntu-edition/support-sheet
2.) Unpack it, run `chmod 755 flash_tool flash_tool.sh`
3.) Download Aquaris E5 HD firmware from
http://www.bq.com/de/support/aquaris-e5/support-sheet
4.) Create folder "2.0.1_20150623-1830_bq-FW", unpack the zip file's
content into it
5.) Shut down the Ubuntu phone
6.) Attach the USB cable to the computer (not the phone yet!)
6.) Start flash tool with `sudo ./flash_tool.sh`
7.) Look up the "Scatter file" from the "2.0.1_20150623-1830_bq-FW" folder
8.) Select "Firmware Upgrade" in the "Download" tab
9.) Press the big "Download" button, then attach the USB cable to the phone
10.) Wait as long as the yellow progress bar advances, then detach the USB cable
11.) Boot the phone - the first boot takes more than 10 minutes!

(Corresponds to the Linux branch of the How-to at
http://a25.co/ubuntu-phone-how-to-install-android/)

Let me note down another useful tool for installing Ubuntu images: (no
dual boot here either)
- https://github.com/MariusQuabeck/magic-device-tool/

Final comments on my first hours on Android after Ubuntu Touch:

- With Android the bq phone feels so "cheap", a bit childish. It feels
more more valuable with Ubuntu Touch, visually and from the user
experience.
- Yes, you have more options, more apps, more feature, but I feel much
more in danger for both my privacy and what apps do with the phone,
the apps and my data.
- The battery is consumed much faster with Android (there are much
more processes running)

Phone calls on my handset have the same issues as with Ubuntu Touch,
hence it is a hardware failure - my proximity sensor is broken.
(Launchpad bug #1493574)

Peter

2016-09-23 10:07 GMT+02:00 M G <graziottimarco@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Peter,
>
> this guide work also for Meizu MX4?
> I need a dual boot too with Flyme rom and Ubuntu Touch.
>
> Thank you,
> Marco
>
> 2016-09-23 0:18 GMT+02:00 Peter Bittner <peter.bittner@xxxxxxx>:
>>
>> Alright,
>>
>> I found the information I had been given this summer:
>>
>> > it might work if you use that guide to install android and then from
>> > there install that
>> > multirom app or what its called. you can set up dual boot with ubuntu
>> > with that.
>>
>> - http://a25.co/ubuntu-phone-how-to-install-android/
>> - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tassadar.multirommgr
>>
>> (Thanks, Michael Zanetti!)
>>
>> Enjoy the video in the Play Store! It says Ubuntu Touch is installable
>> just by a single click, but doesn't show it. A Turkish video showing
>> the actual installation from April 2016 is at:
>> - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKkcKLnb6_c
>>
>> The bq Support website now has the flash tool available for download:
>> - https://www.bq.com/en/support/aquaris-e5-ubuntu-edition/support-sheet
>> Android firmware for Aquaris E5:
>> - http://www.mibqyyo.com/descargas/categorias/aquaris-5-hd/
>> - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9OQovPAbw4
>>
>> The original Canonical way to do dual boot: (says it has been tested
>> and is working on Nexus 4)
>> - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/DualBootInstallation
>> Here are some German articles describing the very same thing: (from
>> 2013/2014)
>> -
>> http://www.chip.de/news/Dualboot-Ubuntu-Touch-und-Android-parallel-nutzen_66387009.html
>> -
>> http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Installer-zum-Dual-Boot-von-Ubuntu-Touch-und-Android-2072273.html
>> Here are a 2015 and a 2014 blog post in English about it:
>> - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/dual-boot-android-ubuntu/
>> -
>> http://lifehacker.com/how-to-dual-boot-ubuntu-on-your-android-device-1577325241
>>
>> I may try this in the next few days. Cross your fingers,
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> 2016-09-21 19:03 GMT+02:00 Peter Bittner <peter.bittner@xxxxxxx>:
>> > I need to install Android on my bq Aquaris E5 Ubuntu Edition phone,
>> > because
>> >   a. I need to verify a hardware issue (proximity sensor), and
>> >   b. I have come to a situation in my work environment that requires
>> > me to have at least one, preferably several of the most popular char
>> > apps fully working (WhatsApp, Viber, Slack, you-name-it).
>> >
>> > I don't want to lose the possibility to follow the development of
>> > Ubuntu Touch with my own device, so I'm looking into doing a dual-boot
>> > solution with Android + Ubuntu Touch.
>> >
>> > Someone, I think here on the list, this summer has given me some
>> > specific advice about how to proceed. Unfortunately, I don't find that
>> > email anymore.
>> >
>> > If it were somehow possible to retain the current user data and
>> > settings of my Ubuntu phone that would be awesome, of course. Some
>> > advice about which directories to copy off the device before wiping it
>> > may be sufficient too. Clean installs are cool too, so why not get rid
>> > of everything, sure.
>> >
>> > I've read that Android and Ubuntu Touch (can) share the user data in a
>> > separate partition, so nothing gets lost between upgrades and data can
>> > be shared between the systems, reboot required only. Is this correct?
>> >
>> > Looking forward to having a ... err ... a more useful phone!   :-]
>> >
>> > Peter
>> >
>> > P.S.: I'm really enjoying the OTA-13 calendar app, finally with
>> > multiple (Google) calendars!! Yay!
>>
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